Victoria (Season One) (2016)

Women leaders have always faced an uphill battle, and in the noble families of Europe, they got some real opportunities to shine due to an inherited disorder that disproportionately affected men over women.  Men bled to death and women took over for them more often than by chance alone.  Victoria had oodles of children, who were married off around Europe, in what was to be about the end of that practice world wide.
Victoria was a woman who rose to the throne at a very early age, luckily enough at an age of majority so the absolute requirement of a regent was avoided, much to her mother's chagrine.  The other commonality to these stories is that the women take over young and are long lived, so they have literally a lifetime to establish their legacy.  Victoria is lucky because while Albert struggled to find his role in life, he whole heartedly loved her.  Others around the two of them had high hopes that they could control the queen, either through him or through her, but he was having none of it, and largely supported her decision making obligations.  She had great support through him, and the only snafu is that he died young, and it is really tough to be a monarch and a good parent, and likely her children suffered as a result.  I enjoyed this series, but then I am a sucker for these BBC historical series.