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Written by: gust [04/01/2012, 15:17] |
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8990486/king-george-and-queen-mary-the-royals-who-rescued-the-monarchy-bbc-two-review.html | |||||
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Written by: BoonesFerry [04/01/2012, 20:29] |
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a two-part portrait of elizabeth ii's grandparents, king george v and queen mary, which examines the lasting legacy of the couple who rescued the monarchy from potential disaster, and whose influence persists to this day. tvrage.com/shows/id-30391 classification: documentary genre: family | history status: new series network: bbc two ( united kingdom) airs: tuesdays, wednesdays at 09:00 pm runtime: 60 minutes premiere: january 03, 2012 king george and queen mary: the royals who rescued the monarchy is a documentary series which focusses on queen elizabeth ii's grandparents, king george v and queen mary. the series takes a look at the legacy of the couple who managed to rescue the monarchy from potential disaster, and whose influence still exists now. 1x01 -- episode 1 (jan/03/2012) the series takes a look at king george v. he was born and brought up in the victorian age and was very conservative. following social change after the first world war he ended up being a remarkable innovator, creating the house of windsor, embracing democratic reform, and reinventing many of the royal traditions that we still have at the moment. 1x02 -- episode 2 (jan/04/2012) the series takes a look at queen mary, who was picked as a future queen consort by queen victoria. she was originally supposed to marry prince eddy, heir to the throne but following hiss death she became involved with his brother george. |
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