[00:01.01]A king was a warrior who literally fought to win power
[00:05.31]then battled to keep it
[00:07.27]Yet despite everything that stood in their way
[00:11.33]a handful of extraordinary women did attempt to rule medieval and Tudor England
[00:18.94]This series is about the queens who challenged male power
[00:22.92]and the fierce reactions they provoked
[00:26.30]When they pursued power like kings
[00:28.21]these royal women were criticised and condemned
[00:31.36]Most graphically of all,they'd been vilified as She-Wolves
[00:35.98]These are the stories of the She-Wolves of England
[00:39.22]and to explore them is to realise just how far we've come
[00:42.67]and how little has changed