A THOUSAND YEARS OF ROYALTY

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  • On the Brink: WWII & King George VI

    Forced to step up and meet his royal responsibilities unexpectedly, George VI saw the nation through some difficult times and witnessed the changing landscape of Britain.

  • Game of Crowns: The Tudors

    From the real life stories that inspired Game of Thrones, delve into a world of dynasties, blood feuds and civil war, where brother battles brother, uncle kills nephew, and cousin executes cousin in the race to decide who wears the bloodstained crown of England.

  • Royal Autopsy

    1 season

    Royal Autopsy investigates the cause of death of two of Britain’s most famous monarchs: King Charles II and Queen Elizabeth I, in an entirely new and realistic way. Professor Alice Roberts will bring together a blend of historical and medical expertise and by using contemporaneous accounts and do...

  • The Man Who Killed Richard III

    Evidence reveals Sir Rhys ap Thomas of Wales may have dealt the fatal blow to England's King Richard III that paved the way for the Tudor monarchy.

  • Monarchy
    3 seasons

    Monarchy

    3 seasons

    British academic David Starkey charts the political and ideological history of the English monarchy from the Saxon period to modern times

  • Inside the Tower of London: Season 3

    1 season

    A look at the history of the Tower of London, a castle located on the north bank of the River Thames. It was built by William the Conqueror and was used as a prison from 1100 until 1952 with Anne Boleyn one of its most famous and tragic prisoners.

  • Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History - Part 1

    Dr Suzannah Lipscomb unfolds the extraordinary story of the tumultuous love affair between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and asks: was it really love that brought them together - and was it love that tore them apart? Part One

  • Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History - Part 2

    Using first-hand accounts from the time, and visiting the places where Henry and Anne lived and stayed, the series delves into this passionate and volatile relationship; one which would send a Queen to her death.

  • Thomas Cromwell: A Very Modern Tudor

    1 season

    Tracy Borman investigates the rise of Thomas Cromwell, from the son of a Putney blacksmith to Henry VIII's right-hand man, and his eventual downfall.

  • Hampton Court: Behind Closed Doors

    1 season

    An intimate look behind the scenes of King Henry VIII's favourite palace and country retreat on the Thames. This Tudor jewel receives over a million visitors a year.

  • The Commonwealth: End of an Empire

    The Commonwealth stems back to the long reigning days of the British empire.

  • Her Majesty's Prime Ministers: John Major

    As a school dropout, the teenage John Major could simply never have dreamt that he would one day become a powerful political leader and get elected as Britain's Prime Minister. Major became Her Majesty's ninth Prime Minister.

  • The Rise and Fall of Versailles

    1 season

    A three-part study of the opulent French royal palace through the tumultuous and ultimately tragic reigns of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI.

  • Queen Victoria: In Her Own Words

    1 season

    Queen Victoria's journals reveal how she struggled to reconcile her different roles as monarch, wife and passionate lover, and mother to a growing brood of children.

  • Inside the Tower of London: Season 4

    1 season

    A look at the history of the Tower of London, a castle located on the north bank of the River Thames. It was built by William the Conqueror and was used as a prison from 1100 until 1952 with Anne Boleyn one of its most famous and tragic prisoners.

  • The English Royal Family

    The British Royal family has fascinated the world for centuries.

  • The Secret Versailles of Marie-Antoinette

    The Queen's Hamlet is a palace disguised as a peasant's cottage hidden in the Versailles gardens. A romantic hideaway, Marie-Antoinette conceived it as a reminder of her carefree youth in Vienna. The Revolution left it for a ruin. Now, two centuries later, its renovation finally begins.

  • 1936: The Abdication

    Edward VII: the first British Monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne after ruling for less than a year. Condemned for his decision to marry an American divorcee, Edward sent out a broadcast to the public one evening in December 1936.

  • Queen Mary

    Did Queen Mary, wife of George V do more to save the monarchy than any member of the Royal family?
    Grandmother to the current Queen, her influence may have been largely forgotten but her impact on Britain has been undeniable.

  • Her Majesty's Prime Ministers: Tony Blair

    Tony Blair became Her Majesty's tenth Prime Minister and would end up being one of the most controversial during her reign.

  • King George VI: Brother, Husband, King

    George VI: An unlikely King whose closest family relationships shaped him: from a brutal father to a brother whose actions forced George onto a throne that he never wanted.

  • The Real Windsors

    1 season

    Filmed as the reign of Britain's longest serving monarch draws to a close, this inside story on the state of the world's most famous dynasty asks: what next for the monarchy?

  • Experience the Platinum Jubilee

    The death of King George VI heralded the beginning of the reign of his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. Celebrate her extraordinary seven decades on the throne, as she keeps her promise to dedicate her life to her duty.

  • England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey

    1 season

    Jane was just a teenager when she ruled England for 9 days in 1553. As her Protestant supporters quickly abandoned her in favour of the Catholic Mary, she was convicted of high treason and executed together with her teenage husband, Lord Guildford Dudley, less than a month later.