Isabel I contra Felipe II

Recordada hasta hace poco como una traidora a su pueblo, Malintzin, la indígena que sirvió de traductora a Hernán Cortés durante la conquista de México, fue una mujer excepcional que logró abrirse camino en un mundo dominado por los hombres. 

El genio científico utilizó sus conocimientos para desarrollar máquinas de guerra con las que defender su ciudad natal, Siracusa, del asedio de Roma. 

Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's longest reigning monarch. 

She was never supposed to be queen. But in 1474, when Isabella of Castile’s half-brother King Enrique died, she seized her chance to take what was hers. And after holding onto the crown from Portuguese invaders, Isabella set out to do what no other Spanish monarch had been able t ...  Show more

Tired of playing second fiddle, Isabella decided to turn on her husband and join forces with his enemies: the exiled barons. Together, they planned an invasion of England to take the throne from Edward II and install Isabella's young son as king... with Isabella as the ruling reg ...  Show more

We hear personal accounts of historical moments during the seventy year reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Memories from the Queen's maids of honour from her coronation in 1953; the huge race her horse very nearly won as well as the Windsor Castle fire and the opening to the public ...