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S1 E1 - Matilda and Eleanor
Watch on supported devicesMarch 5, 20121 h 1 minThe 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.Watch for freeS1 E2 - Isabella and Margaret
Watch on supported devicesMarch 5, 20121 h 1 minIsabella 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.Watch for freeS1 E3 - Jane, Mary and Elizabeth
Watch on supported devicesMarch 5, 20121 h 1 minIn 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.Watch for free
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Directors
- Lucy Swingler
Producers
- Ross WilsonSam Anthony
Cast
- Helen Castor
Studio
- Cinehouse
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