1,100 Years of the British Monarchy Explained | Full Documentary 4K

1,100 years. Dozens of dynasties. One crown that refuses to die. From Alfred the Great and the Viking wars to the Tudors, Civil War, Empire, Elizabeth II, and Charles III—this film tracks the entire timeline of the British monarchy, showing how power keeps rising, breaking, and reinventing itself. #britishmonarchy #britishhistory #tudors #Plantagenets #Stuarts #Windsor #historydocumentary Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:43 The Early Anglo-Saxon Kings: Alfred the Great (871–899) 04:45 The Later Anglo-Saxons: Æthelstan to Edward the Confessor (899–1066) 08:28 The Norman Conquest: William I to Henry I (1066–1135) 11:47 The Anarchy: Stephen vs Empress Matilda (1135–1154) 15:27 The Angevin Kings: Henry II to King John (1154–1216) 19:23 The Early Plantagenets: Henry III to Edward III (1216–1377) 23:15 The Crisis of Succession: Richard II (1377–1399) 27:08 The Lancastrian Kings: Henry IV to Henry VI (1399–1461) 30:06 The Wars of the Roses: Edward IV to Richard III (1461–1485) 34:02 The Rise of the Tudors: Henry VII (1485–1509) 37:54 The Age of Henry VIII (1509–1547) 41:51 The Boy King and Bloody Mary: Edward VI and Mary I (1547–1558) 46:05 Elizabethan England: Elizabeth I (1558–1603) 50:23 The Union of the Crowns: James I (1603–1625) 54:03 The Road to Civil War: Charles I (1625–1649) 58:20 The Interregnum: Commonwealth under Cromwell (1649–1660) 01:02:32 The Restoration: Charles II (1660–1685) 01:06:44 The Last Stuart Kings: James II, William III & Mary II, Anne (1685–1714) 01:10:56 The Early Hanoverians: George I & George II (1714–1760) 01:14:53 The Reign of George III: Revolution and Empire (1760–1820) 01:18:58 The Regency and Victorian Age: George IV to Queen Victoria (1820–1901) 01:23:22 The House of Windsor Begins: Edward VII and George V (1901–1936) 01:27:31 The Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII and George VI (1936–1952) 01:31:38 The Elizabethan Era II: Elizabeth II (1952–2022) 01:35:39 The Reign of Charles III (2022–Present) 01:39:34 Outro