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.
Where to Watch Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History • Season 1
3 Episodes
Tudors to Stuarts: From Gods to Men
E1
Tudors to Stuarts: From Gods to MenLucy looks back to the monarchs who were reigning in the Tudor and Stuart dynasties.
Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians
E2
Bad Blood: Stuarts to HanoveriansLucy 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.
Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors
E3
Happy Families: Hanoverians to WindsorsLucy concludes her investigation into the medical histories of the royal family by taking a look at Queen Victoria and her descendants.
