Kings and Queens — Season 1, Episode 2: Henry the Second 1154 - 1189

About Kings and Queens

The twelve episodes of this BBC series cover a millennium of English monarchy and portray lives of twelve important English monarchs and how each of them impacted the history: William the Conqueror, Henry II, Edward I, Henry V , Richard III, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Charles I, Charles II, George III, Victoria, and to the present Queen Elizabeth II. Each 23-minute episode is filmed on location, with historian Nigel Spivey providing the narration describing bloodshed, lust and political intrigue. Actors provide mute dramatization.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1William the Conqueror 1066 - 1087
• E3Edward the First 1272 - 1307
• E4Henry the Fifth 1413 - 1422
• E5Richard the Third 1483 - 1485
• E6Henry the Eighth 1509 - 1547
• E7Elizabeth the First 1558 - 1603
• E8Charles the First 1625 - 1649
• E9Charles the Second 1660 - 1685
• E10George the Third 1760 - 1820
• E11Victoria 1837 - 1901
• E12Elizabeth the Second 1952 - present