Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Season 1

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 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.

Cast of Season 1

  • Lucy WorsleySelf - Presenter
  • Eleanor ScoonesDirector
  • Paul BerczellerDirector
  • Nick Gillam-SmithDirector

 

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