Season 2
8 episodes
44 min. per episode
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A determined historian uncovers hidden truths within royal walls, igniting secrets that could shatter the monarchy’s pristine facade.
Episodes
Kate Williams explores some of the more gruesome stories of Windsor Castle history, including the death of Princess Charlotte in 1817.
How a war with Louis XIV of France prevented William III from knocking down Hampton Court. How St. James Palace's doctors killed their queen. Why a young African prince was buried in Windsor. How Queen Anne had two close confidantes fighting over her.
Versailles is one of the most enormous and impressive palaces in the world. King Louis XIV built it in 1634 as a way of controlling the French aristocracy.
A network of tunnels is built by George IV underneath Brighton's Royal Pavilion to shield his appearance from cruel critics; how the Princess Diana statue in Kensington Palace demonstrates the fractured relationship of her sons
Brighton's Royal Pavilion was built by Prince Regent, George IV in 1787. He took a small beach house and turned it into a flamboyant multi-domino-Saracenic wonder palace.
The less known stories about the British royals, their history and their homes.
