A Tale of Two Sisters (2017)

Season 2

The relationships between female historical figures and their sisters.

Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret
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Queen Elizabeth II and Princess MargaretThe fascinating relationship between two British royal sisters comes under the microscope. Elizabeth is a mature, serious child with a love of dogs and horses. Meanwhile, her sister Margaret, four years younger, was a very different character - cheekier, mischievous, extrovert. How have these sisters and their relationship shaped the British monarchy?
Anne & Mary Boleyn
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Anne & Mary BoleynAnne has been celebrated and damned, seen as either schemer or a victim. Her sister Mary is less remembered and often dismissed as a fool. But what was the truth?
Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Tudor
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Queen Elizabeth I and Mary TudorMary was a short-lived, little-favoured Catholic and Elizabeth a long-reigning, all-admired Protestant. However, Henry VIII's daughters have more in common than meets the eye.
The Pankhurst Sisters
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The Pankhurst SistersThe final episode focuses on the tense relationship between suffragette leaders Christabel and Sylvia Pankhurst, who had very different ideas on the struggle for equality.