She-Wolves: England's Early Queens

In 1553, for the first time in English history all of the contenders for the crown were female. In the lives of these three Tudor queens - Jane, Mary and Elizabeth, Helen Castor 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 - but at what cost?

Category

Documentary / History

Original air date

21/03/2012