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  1. The Body of the Queen

    7/7 Simon Schama examines the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and her cousin Mary.

  2. Burning Convictions

    6/7 How Henry VIII's passion for Anne Boleyn set in motion a tidal wave of religious upheaval.

  3. King Death

    5/7 Simon Schama investigates the Black Death - the horror of medieval Britain.

  4. Nations

    4/7 The story of Edward I, who tried to force English rule on Scotland and Wales.

  5. Dynasty

    3/7 How Henry II built a great medieval empire only for his wife and son to destroy it.

  6. Conquest

    2/7 The saga of William the Conqueror's triumph at the Battle of Hastings.

  7. Beginnings

    1/7 Simon Schama visits the miraculously preserved Stone Age cottages of Skara Brae in Orkney.