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7. "The Body of the Queen"
Broadcast 8 November 2000 and covering 1558-1603. This is the story of two queens: Elizabeth I, the consummate politician, and Mary Queen of Scots, the Catholic mother. It is also the story of the birth of a nation.

8. "The British Wars"
Broadcast 8 May 2001 and covering 1603-1649. The turbulent civil wars of the early seventeenth century would culminate in two events unique to British history; the public execution of a king and the creation of a republic. Schama tells of the brutal war that tore the country in half and created a new Britain - divided by politics and religion and dominated by the first truly modern army, fighting for ideology, not individual leaders.

9. "Revolutions"
Broadcast 15 May 2001 and covering 1649-1689. Political and religious revolutions racked Britain after Charles I's execution, when Britain was a joyless, kingless republic led by Oliver Cromwell. His rule became so unpopular that for many it was a relief when the monarchy was restored after his death, but Cromwell was also a man of vision who brought about significant reforms.