• 2012
  • 1h
She-Wolves: England's Early Queens

Summary Historian of the medieval period, Helen Castor, presents an in depth and insightful series covering England's early Queens, from the High Middle Ages with Eleanor and get daughter-in-law Eleanor of Aquitane, through the Late Middle Ages with Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou and finishing with Lady Jane Grey, Mary I and Elizabeth I. View more details

  • 2012
  • 1h

She-Wolves: England's Early Queens

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Helen Castor

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7.9

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Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : Mar 6, 2012

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Scotland Matchlight

Summary Historian of the medieval period, Helen Castor, presents an in depth and insightful series covering England's early Queens, from the High Middle Ages with Eleanor and get daughter-in-law Eleanor of Aquitane, through the Late Middle Ages with Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou and finishing with Lady Jane Grey, Mary I and Elizabeth I. View more details

Details

Genres : History Biography Documentary

Release date : Mar 6, 2012

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Scotland Matchlight

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Mar 06, 2012
Matilda and Eleanor
The first woman to attempt to claim the English throne, Matilda--daughter of Henry I, granddaughter of William the Conqueror--was hours from her coronation in 1141 when an angry mob chased her away. Her daughter-in-law, Eleanor of Aquitaine, led a rebellion against her own husband. Neither won the crown, but both ensured that the dynasty would continue.
Episode 2 • Mar 13, 2012
Isabella and Margaret
Isabella and Margaret were both young French girls and political pawns when they were married to English kings: Isabella to Edward II in the 14th century, Margaret to Henry VI 100 years later. Isabella was accused of murder and Margaret of plunging England into the Wars of the Roses. Shakespeare later dubbed Margaret "She-wolf of France."
Episode 3 • Mar 20, 2012
Jane, Mary and Elizabeth
In 1553, the death of a 15-year-old boy caused an unprecedented political crisis. Edward VI was Henry VIII's only male heir. For the first time in English history, all the contender for his crown were female: Lady Jane Grey, the staunchly Catholic Mary Tudor, and Elizabeth I, who showed how capably and gloriously a woman could rule.
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