A tale of four Georges and a William beset by bad father-son relationships and bouts of mysterious madness. The Stuarts played out their petty rivalries in Palace and Court in an atmosphere of over-indulgence, decadence, obesity and addiction whilst thousands died in the bloody battle of Culloden Moor. At least they laid the foundations of the Industrial Revolution.
Henry III was given a polar bear by the King of Norway in 1252. He kept it in the Tower of London and took it to the river Thames each morning to swim and catch fish. That's just one of the eye-catching true tales in this medieval miscellany.
Anne has been celebrated and damned as both a schemer and a victim while her Sister Mary is often dismissed as a fool and a trollop. This documentary seeks to uncover their real stories.
The Stuarts were the first Kings of the United Kingdom.
King James VI of Scotland also became King James I of England thus combining the two thrones for the first time and beginning a dynasty.
