The Body of the Queen
Simon Schama examines the long, tangled relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, who was executed by royal command in 1587.
Queen Elizabeth I was one of the country's most intelligent monarchs, ruling a Protestant rogue state in a Catholic world. But it was her long, tangled relationship with her cousin Mary Queen of Scots that would test her the most.
Elizabeth never married. Mary married twice but it ruined her. A magnet for conspiracy and intrigue, Mary tormented Elizabeth until finally executed for treason. But it was Mary not Elizabeth who gave birth to an heir. Simon Schama asks if it was the politican Elizabeth, or the mother Mary, who won in the end.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Simon Schama |
| Executive Producer | Martin Davidson |
| Producer | Clare Beavan |
Broadcasts
Wed 8 Nov 2000 21:00成人快手 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
Mon 13 Nov 2000 09:00成人快手 Knowledge- Mon 13 Nov 2000 12:00成人快手 Knowledge
- Mon 13 Nov 2000 15:00成人快手 Knowledge
- Mon 13 Nov 2000 18:00成人快手 Knowledge
- Mon 13 Nov 2000 21:00成人快手 Knowledge
Mon 13 Nov 2000 23:25成人快手 One except Wales- Mon 13 Nov 2000 23:30成人快手 Knowledge
- Mon 13 Nov 2000 23:55成人快手 One Wales
- Sat 18 Nov 2000 08:30成人快手 Knowledge
- Sat 18 Nov 2000 12:30成人快手 Knowledge
- Sat 18 Nov 2000 16:30成人快手 Knowledge
- Sat 18 Nov 2000 20:30成人快手 Knowledge
- Thu 30 Nov 2000 02:20
- Mon 14 May 2001 21:00成人快手 Knowledge
- Sat 11 Aug 2001 10:00成人快手 Knowledge
- Sat 11 Aug 2001 13:00成人快手 Knowledge
- Sat 11 Aug 2001 16:00成人快手 Knowledge
- Sat 12 Oct 2002 20:15成人快手 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Christmas Day 2004 09:00成人快手 Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Sat 23 Feb 2013 10:00成人快手 Two Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
- Thu 24 Jul 2014 21:00
- Fri 25 Jul 2014 02:40
- Wed 30 Jul 2014 00:00
- Tue 21 Feb 2023 21:00
- Wed 22 Feb 2023 02:30
Quiz: How's your British history knowledge?
Quiz featuring seven key moments between 3000 BC and 1603 AD from the first series.
Quiz: Can you answer these seven history questions?
Quiz featuring seven key moments between 1603 and 1776 from the second series.