Historian Helen Castor explores a deep and informative series on England’s early queens, tracing their reigns from high medieval times with Eleanor of Aquitaine to late medieval periods.
Helen Castor, historian of the medieval period, explores England's early queens in a series covering Eleanor of Aquitaine, her daughter-in-law, from the High Middle Ages to Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou during the Late Middle Ages. The series concludes with Lady Jane Grey, Mary I, and Elizabeth I.
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Current Status: Ended
Network: BBC Four
Production Countries: France, United Kingdom
Genres:Documentary, History, Biography
