Elizabeth I

2 Episodes

Helen Mirren portrays the 'Virgin Queen' in her later years in this major two-part drama by Nigel Williams. Also starring Jeremy Irons, Hugh Dancy, Ian McDiarmid and Patrick Malahide.

Six Wives of Henry VIII

4 Episodes

Through dramatic reconstructions and his own passionate narration, Dr David Starkey, the controversial Tudor historian, profiles the six women who married Henry Vlll

Monarchy

4 Series, 17 Episodes

Dr David Starkey's complete history of the British Monarchy, which reveals the epic and bloody stories of our Kings and Queens and charts the course of the oldest surviving political institution in Europe

Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant

4 Episodes

To mark the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne, Dr David Starkey travels across Europe to understand the inner life of this feared English king

Three Kings at War

1 Episode

A look at the incredible story of Queen Victoria's three first cousins who found themselves at the centre of a family feud and a global war when she died

The Queen's Lost Uncle

1 Episode

The story of the Queen's scandalous uncle, Prince George, Duke of Kent. The true black sheep of the family of George V was not the Duke of Windsor, but his younger brother George.

The Worst Jobs in History

6 Episodes

In this five-part series, Tony Robinson sheds light on how a previously unsung army of workers shaped the world as we know it

The Queen

5 Episodes

Five leading British actresses play the Queen at pivotal times in her life, as this ground-breaking series examines Britain's social history through key events in her reign