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She-Wolves: England's Early Queens

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About She-Wolves: England's Early Queens

She-Wolves: England's Early Queens is a documentary TV series that premiered on BBC Four on March 7, 2012. It has 1 season and 3 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 3 "Jane, Mary and Elizabeth", aired on March 21, 2012.

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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3 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2012 · 3 episodes · Last episode: 14 years ago

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    3. Jane, Mary and Elizabeth

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    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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    2. Isabella and Margaret

    In 1308 a 12-year-old girl, Isabella of France, became queen of England when she married the English king. A century later another young French girl, Margaret of Anjou, followed in her footsteps. Both these women were thrust into a violent and dysfunctional England and both felt driven to take control of the kingdom themselves. Isabella would be accused of murder and Margaret of destructive ambition - it was Margaret who Shakespeare named the She Wolf. But as historian Helen Castor reveals, their self-assertion that would have seemed natural in a man was deemed unnatural, even monstrous in a woman.

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    1. Matilda and Eleanor

    800 years ago, Matilda came within a hair's breadth of being the first woman to be crowned queen of England in her own right. Castor explores how Matilda reached this point and why her bid for the throne ultimately failed. Her daughter-in-law Eleanor of Aquitaine was an equally formidable woman. Despite being remembered as the queen of courtly love, in reality during her long life she divorced one king and married another, only to lead a rebellion against him. She only finally achieved the power she craved in her seventies.

She-Wolves: England's Early Queens FAQ

Will there be new episodes of She-Wolves: England's Early Queens?

She-Wolves: England's Early Queens has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 21, 2012.

When did the latest episode of She-Wolves: England's Early Queens come out?

The most recent episode of She-Wolves: England's Early Queens, Season 1 Episode 3 "Jane, Mary and Elizabeth", aired on March 21, 2012.

How many seasons of She-Wolves: England's Early Queens are there?

She-Wolves: England's Early Queens has 1 season with 3 episodes in total.

When did She-Wolves: England's Early Queens first air?

She-Wolves: England's Early Queens first aired on BBC Four on March 7, 2012.

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