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12/01/2011

BBC Radio Scotland - History Zone, Royal History

Jamie McIvor introduces a collection of archive programmes on Royal History.

Jamie McIvor introduces a collection of archive programmes on Royal History, featuring the Queen Mother, Mary Queen of Scots, Robert the Bruce, Queen Victoria and Edward VIII.

With the Colin Firth movie The King's Speech topping the current UK film charts, Jamie McIvor introduces a special collection of archive programmes on Royal History.

Bridging nearly 1000 years of history, the Zone features many of the most famous Kings and Queens in British history including Macbeth (reign: 1040 - 1057), Mary Queen Of Scots (1542 - 1567), James VI of Scotland and 1st of England (reign: 1567 - 1625), Queen Victoria (reign: 1837 - 1901), King Edward VIII (reign: Jan-Dec 1936), the Queen Mother and The Queen (reign 1952 - present).

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