SMD Kings & Queens (4 miniserier) (6-disc)

Kings & Queens: The British Royal Family
This award-winning collection features four miniseries about the royal families of England, with a total running time of 19 hours.

Henry VIII:

This 2004 miniseries won an Emmy for Best Miniseries. An epic production that portrays the adult life of one of England's most notorious monarchs a monarch who ruled over the violent and sexually charged political minefield that was the Tudor court. Starring Ray Winstone as Henry VIII and Helena Bonham Carter as Anne Boleyn.

Elizabeth-R:

This 1971 BBC miniseries won 5 Primetime Emmys. Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was the last of the Tudor dynasty and ruled from 1558 to 1603 - a period that will always be remembered by posterity as the Golden Age. Elizabeth's reign not only brought England great wealth, but also a position as a world power. Starring Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I, a performance for which she won an Oscar.

Gunpowder, Treason & Plot:

This 2004 miniseries chronicles the turbulent and bloody reign of the Scottish monarchs, Mary Queen of Scots and her son, King James VI of Scotland, later King James I of England, who foiled the Gunpowder Plot. Starring Clemence Poesy as Queen Mary and Robert Carlyle as James I.

Charles II – The Power and the Passion:

The dynamic King Charles II fostered the most witty and decadent royal court ever, while entertaining an impressive array of notable mistresses, from the erotic Barbara Villiers to the French spy Louise De Kérouaille. But first he spent several years in exile – penniless and powerless – while England suffered under the rule of Oliver Cromwell – the man responsible for the execution of Charles' father. He returned from exile and ruled the country for the next 25 years – a time that was to bring serious upheavals: the plague and, not least, the Great Fire that ravaged London, thinned the population, and England's forces were constantly reduced as a result of the wars with Holland and France. Rufus Sewell plays the lead role as Charles II.