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The Royal Beat - Back in Time

Season 1
The Royal Beat - Back in Time: The Royal Beat takes a look at the best, biggest, and most bizarre stories from the annals of royal history. Kate Thornton hosts as specialist historians take us Back In Time, shining a spotlight on monarchs from King Edward VIII to Queen Elizabeth I and beyond…
202410 episodesTV-G
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  1. S1 E1 - The Royal Beat - Back In Time: Elizabeth I and the Thomas Seymour Scandal
    February 8, 2024
    56min
    TV-G
    Series 1, Episode 1: The scandal that engulfed teenage Elizabeth Tudor, a decade before she became queen.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Royal Beat - Back in Time: Victoria & Albert: The Royal Influencers
    March 7, 2024
    40min
    TV-G
    Series 1, Episode 2: Host Kate Thornton goes back in time to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s reign to analyse how they influenced modern day society. From the big white wedding to the Great Exhibition, discover the footprint that still exists in Britain and across the world today.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Royal Beat – Back In Time: The Windsors At War
    March 28, 2024
    41min
    TV-G
    Series 1, Episode 3: Hosted by Kate Thornton, the show goes back in time to the years before World War II and looks at Edward VIII's abdication in 1936, his marriage to Wallis Simpson and his dealings with Nazi Germany. To unpack all the scandals are historians Alexander Larman, Dr Tessa Dunlop and Alexandra Churchill.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Royal Beat – Back In Time: Ladies In Waiting
    May 2, 2024
    39min
    TV-G
    Series 1, Episode 4: On this episode, we discuss the often overlooked ‘Ladies in Waiting’ who have served the female monarchs of this country and beyond for centuries. We go all the way back to King Henry VIII’s reign to meet a myriad of women who rose through the ranks of society sometimes through their extreme devotion to the Queen and in other instances their total disloyalty and backstabbin...
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  5. S1 E5 - The Royal Beat – Back In Time: The Secrets Of The Tudor Jewels
    May 30, 2024
    39min
    TV-G
    Series 1, Episode 5: On this episode of The Royal Beat: Back in Time, we explore the fascinating history of the Tudor royal jewels. From the consort necklace which connects an entire dynasty, to the coded message in Princess Elizabeth's necklace from her mother Anne Boleyn, Kate Thornton brings you the stories behind these magnificent pieces with historians Dr Nicola Tallis, Dr Owen Emmerson an...
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  6. S1 E6 - The Royal Beat - Back In Time: A Very Suspicious Death Of An English Queen
    June 27, 2024
    50min
    TV-G
    Series 1, Episode 6: On this week's episode of The Royal Beat: Back In Time we discuss the ultimate survivor. The Queen of England who outlived her husband, Henry VIII, to become one of the most powerful figures in Tudor England. We dissect the suspicions surrounding the death of Katherine Parr - from her sudden death to a very quick burial. Kate Thornton reveals the mysteries of her death with...
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  7. S1 E7 - The Royal Beat - Back In Time: The Windsors: Love, Theft and Jewels
    July 25, 2024
    45min
    TV-G
    Series 1, Episode 7: On this week's episode of The Royal Beat: Back in Time, we look at the Duke and Duchess of Windsor through a new lens, as we explore their love of all things opulent and expensive - especially jewels. But where exactly did their enviable collection of precious stones come from? Did the Duke - as King Edward VIII - take them from the royal collection to give to Wallis Simpso...
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  8. S1 E8 - The Royal Beat: Back In Time - Mary I: The Murderous Queen of England
    August 22, 2024
    38min
    TV-G
    Series 1, Episode 8: Kate Thornton is joined by historians Alison Weir, Nicola Tallis and Sarah Gristwood to discuss the dramatic life of England's first ruling Queen, Mary I - often known as 'Bloody Mary'. From her father Henry VIII's multiple marriages, to England's break from the Catholic Church, we discover how close Mary came to losing everything before finally winning the crown, and gaini...
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  9. S1 E9 - The Royal Beat: Back In Time - Royal Lives: From Adolescent to Adult
    November 19, 2024
    50min
    TV-G
    Series 1, Episode 9: On this week’s episode of The Royal Beat: Back In Time, we discuss royal figures around the world from their childhood up until their 18th birthday. From young Empress Matilda who shaped the fate of the nations, to Elizabeth I who exceeded all expectations, we explore the lives of some pretty notable teenagers. Presenter Kate Thornton is joined by historians Dr Elizabeth No...
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  10. S1 E10 - The Royal Beat: Back In Time - The Queens Who Could Have Been
    October 17, 2024
    49min
    TV-G
    Series 1, Episode 10: What if the monarch's eldest daughters - instead of their sons - had been crowned throughout history? This week on The Royal Beat: Back in Time we ask exactly that. Kate Thornton is joined by historians Dr Fern Riddell, Kate McCaffrey and author of 'Regina, The Queens Who Could Have Been' Emily Murdoch Perkins.
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NICK BULLEN
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