Series
Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History
Documentary
Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores how the physical and mental health of our past monarchs has shaped the history of the nation.
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Seasons & episodes
1Tudors to Stuarts: From Gods to Men8 Apr 2013 · 60m · ★ 7.0Lucy looks back to the monarchs who were reigning in the Tudor and Stuart dynasties.
2Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians15 Apr 2013 · 60m · ★ 7.0Lucy takes a look at the medical histories of the later Stuarts, from the exile of James II and the succession of William and Mary to the beginnning of a new dynasty, the Hanoverians.
3Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors22 Apr 2013 · 60m · ★ 7.0Lucy concludes her investigation into the medical histories of the royal family by taking a look at Queen Victoria and her descendants.
Details
- First aired
- 8 Apr 2013
- Last aired
- 22 Apr 2013
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 3
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
Lucy WorsleySelf - Presenter
