Documentary - 270 mins
Audience - General
Classification - Exempt
Region - 2
Format - PAL
Language - English

Product weight 250g

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Double DVD pack on five of history's most influential and intriguing women.

The Real Cleopatra
Cleopatra has traditionally been painted as a cruel seductress in constant pursuit of sensual pleasure. However, we now expose a Cleopatra never before seen. A monogamous woman who only ever loved two men; a devoted mother who planned for the success of her children even while facing her own death; and a compassionate queen, committed to the livelihoods of those she ruled.

Mary Magdalene
For nearly 2,000 years, she was believed to be a prostitute who repented and became a disciple of Jesus. However, the truth about Mary is finally emerging. In interviews, scholars tell us that she was almost certainly not a prostitute but a wealthy woman whose support helped early Christianity survive.

Boudica
Boudica was the leader of one of the most violent rebellions against Roman domination in British history. Seething with revenge after the Romans had raped her daughters, Boudica's forces ruthlessly attacked Roman settlements. Featuring incredible re-enactments, this programme reveals the woman behind the legend.

Mary, Queen of Scots
This is the tragic story of one of the most intriguing royal figures in history. Dramatic reconstructions and expert historians reveal her life in detail from her coronation when she was just six days old to how she became entangled in a power struggle with Queen Elizabeth I. We also learn why she was imprisoned for 19 years before her execution was finally ordered.

Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great overthrew her own husband and ruled 18th century Russia for over thirty years. She undertook vast political reforms, fought multiple wars with the Ottomans and advanced the country's border to the Black Sea. Interviews with prominent scholars and historians, stylistic recreations and historical images will help shed light on one of the greatest female monarchs of world history.

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