The King, his wife, his lover and a spectacular fall from grace.
Once the young hero who reclaimed the Spanish monarchy and won the hearts of his people, Juan Carlos was forced to relinquish his throne in 2014 and leave his own country this year followed by allegations of money-laundering, corru...
A hidden grave tucked away in a corner of a cemetery in Kent could hold the key to one of the biggest mysteries of the twentieth century. What is the truth behind the story of the ill-fated last Tsar of Russia and his immediate family?
The life and struggles of King Hussein of Jordan, from the assassination of his grandfather to the rise of the PLO.
The story of King Hussein of Jordan's career, his relationship with Israel, the Palestinians, the Arab world and the West.
(part 2) The Map of Modern Libya was not fully drawn until the mid twentieth century. The land was fought over by the Ottomans, Italians and British.
This is the story of King Idris I who unified Libya and became it's first and last King in 1951 before being toppled by Gaddafi in 1969.
(Part one) The Map of Modern Libya was not fully drawn until the mid twentieth century. The land was fought over by the Ottomans, Italians and British.
This is the story of King Idris I who unified Libya and became it's first and last King in 1951 before being toppled by Gaddafi in 1969.
Lucy Worsley concludes her history of the Romanov dynasty, investigating how the family's grip on Russia unravelled in their final century. She will show how the years 1825-1918 were bloody and traumatic, a period when four tsars tried - and failed - to deal with the growing pressure for constitu...
Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to tell the extraordinary story of the dynasty that ruled the country for more than three centuries. It's an epic tale that includes giant figures such as Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, the devastating struggle against Napoleon in 1812, and the political m...
Lucy Worsley continues her journey through Russia in the footsteps of the Romanovs, the most powerful royal dynasty in modern European history.
In this episode she examines the extraordinary reign of Catherine the Great, and the traumatic conflict with Napoleonic France that provides the setting...
An intriguing portrait of one of the people closest to the tragic queen.
A fascinating look at one of the people closest to the tragic queen through her final hours.
Five days before their wedding, the soon to be Princess Mary of Denmark and her fianceĢ, Crown Prince Frederik battled it out on the seas, completing in a yacht race for opposing teams.
