All Episodes

Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen

Explore how Elizabeth I’s iconic warrior image shaped British national identity.

Queen Anne: The Mother of Great Britain

See how Anne’s role in forging Great Britain was overshadowed by gossip of her love life.

Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen

Uncover the myths and secrets that led the doomed Marie Antoinette to the guillotine.

Henry VIII's Reformation

Lucy Worsley investigates the inside story of the English Reformation.

Kings George III & IV and the Napoleonic War

Lucy Worsley reveals how King George III was forced to relinquish power to his son.

The Romanovs & The Russian Revolution

Lucy Worsley reveals how a spontaneous popular uprising swept the Russian Czar from power.

About Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets

Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the incredible locations where Royal history was made. In beautiful palaces and castles and on dramatic battlefields she investigates how Royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.

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