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S1 E1 - The Royal Beat - Back In Time: Elizabeth I and the Thomas Seymour Scandal
February 8, 202456minSeries 1, Episode 1: The scandal that engulfed teenage Elizabeth Tudor, a decade before she became queen.Free trial of True RoyaltyS1 E2 - The Royal Beat - Back in Time: Victoria & Albert: The Royal Influencers
March 7, 202440minSeries 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.Free trial of True RoyaltyS1 E3 - The Royal Beat – Back In Time: The Windsors At War
March 28, 202441minSeries 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.Free trial of True RoyaltyS1 E4 - The Royal Beat – Back In Time: Ladies In Waiting
May 2, 202439minSeries 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...Free trial of True RoyaltyS1 E5 - The Royal Beat – Back In Time: The Secrets Of The Tudor Jewels
May 30, 202439minSeries 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...Free trial of True RoyaltyS1 E6 - The Royal Beat - Back In Time: A Very Suspicious Death Of An English Queen
June 27, 202450minSeries 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...Free trial of True RoyaltyS1 E7 - The Royal Beat - Back In Time: The Windsors: Love, Theft and Jewels
July 25, 202445minSeries 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...Free trial of True RoyaltyS1 E8 - The Royal Beat: Back In Time - Mary I: The Murderous Queen of England
August 22, 202438minSeries 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...Free trial of True RoyaltyS1 E9 - The Royal Beat: Back In Time - Royal Lives: From Adolescent to Adult
November 19, 202450minSeries 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...Free trial of True RoyaltyS1 E10 - The Royal Beat: Back In Time - The Queens Who Could Have Been
October 17, 202449minSeries 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.Free trial of True RoyaltyS1 E11 - The Royal Beat - Back In Time: The Tragedy of Two Kings
January 9, 20251 h 4 minSeries 1, Episode 11: In this episode of The Royal Beat - Back In Time, delve into the lives of two cousins who both became King - Richard II and Henry IV. Find out what drove King Richard's increasingly erratic behaviour and uncover how his upbringing left him woefully ill-prepared to rule, compared to his cousin Henry who had everything he needed to be a great King - except a claim to the thr...Free trial of True Royalty
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