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Tales from the Royal Bedchamber

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Tales from the Royal Bedchamber - Host Lucy Worsley gets into bed with Britain’s past monarchs to uncover the secrets and history of the royal bedchamber. She explores the royal bedchamber's role in the public sphere.

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Tales from the Royal Bedchamber

See how the rise and fall of royals’ beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy.

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About Tales from the Royal Bedchamber

Lucy Worsley gets into bed with our past monarchs to uncover the secrets of the royal bedchamber. She reveals that our obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. In fact, the rise and fall of their magnificent beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy itself.