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The Royals: A History of Scandals

Season 1
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb looks at the roles the press, parliament and the public have played in generating outrage and spreading scandalous royal rumours
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Royals: A History of Scandals - Episode 1
    January 29, 2023
    47min
    TV-PG
    Suzannah exposes the scandals that stemmed from royal spending getting out of control - from Henry VIII's Field of Cloth of Gold to the extraordinary debt that George IV accrued.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Royals: A History of Scandals - Episode 2
    January 29, 2023
    47min
    TV-PG
    Suzannah discovers the marriage scandal that put a royal in the witness box, explores what made Charles II 'the merry monarch' and uncovers a sex scandal involving a brothel and a Prince.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Royals: A History of Scandals - Episode 3
    January 29, 2023
    47min
    TV-PG
    Suzannah uncovers some of the most notorious cold cases involving royals from the past... did Elizabeth I's favourite really murder his wife? Did Queen Victoria's uncle murder his valet?
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  4. S1 E4 - The Royals: A History of Scandals - Episode 4
    January 29, 2023
    47min
    TV-PG
    Suzannah reveals the most scandalous royal marriages from across the centuries; from one deemed so wrong a new law was written, to the first 'People's Princess', Queen Caroline.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English
Directors
Kirsty Seager
Studio
True Royalty
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