She-Wolves: England's Early Queens

Name: She-Wolves: England's Early Queens
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 8
Cast: Helen Castor

Historian Dr Helen Castor explores the lives of seven English queens who challenged male power, the fierce reactions they provoked and whether the term 'she-wolves' was deserved.

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Ended

Original Name

She-Wolves: England's Early Queens

First Air Date

March 7, 2012

Last Air Date

March 21, 2012

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Language

English

Production Companies

BBC Scotland BBC Matchlight

Networks

BBC Four

S01E03

Jane, Mary and Elizabeth

Helen Castor looks at what happened when England was faced not just with inadequate kings, but no kings at all. In 1553, for the first time in English history all the contenders for the crown were female. In the lives of these three Tudor queens - Jane, Mary and Elizabeth - she explores how each woman struggled in turn with wearing a crown that was made for a male head. Elizabeth I seemed to show that not only could a woman rule, but could do so gloriously.

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