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Queen Victoria and Her Nine Children
Season 1
IMDb 6.920183 episodes
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Episodes
- S1 E1 - The Best Laid PlansMay 18, 201844minVictoria and Albert were passionately in love, rare for royal marriages at the time. But when Albert died she was suddenly left in charge of nine children. Victoria's approach to single motherhood was to control every aspect of her children's lives: how they dressed, what they ate, and who they married. And when the craggy bullying Scot John Brown entered her life, family relationships unraveled.Free trial of BBC Select
- S1 E2 - Episode 2May 25, 201844minStruggling to carry out her duties as Queen and as a mother, Victoria hid herself from the public eye.Free trial of BBC Select
- S1 E3 - Princes Will Be PrincesJune 1, 201845minVictoria’s dominance of her children’s lives was to have a devastating effect on the great royal houses of Europe. Overseen by the Queen, her offspring would go onto marry into the Russian, German and Spanish royal families. But this also introduced a deadly hereditary disease into those bloodlines. At home, Victoria’s eldest son lay dying, which would have a surprising effect on her own image.Free trial of BBC Select
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- Audio languages
- English
- Subtitles
- English [CC]
- Directors
- Anna Williams
- Producers
- Anna WilliamsDenys Blakeway
- Studio
- Blakeway Productions
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