Private Lives of the Monarchs
Season 2
The iconic images of the monarchs, frequently captured in famous portraits and paintings, are part of the very fabric of national culture, in carefully-arranged poses. This is all well and good, but actually, they were all just human beings, with the same ticks and foibles, bad habits and weaknesses, as the rest of us.
Where to Watch Season 2
6 Episodes
- Napoleon BonaparteE1
Napoleon BonaparteDr Tracy Borman travels to Paris to reveal Napoleon's relationships, from nervous first encounters with a prostitute, to his all-consuming love for Josephine, and visits their former home, Malmaison. She also visits the Palace of Fontainebleau to see Napoleon's throne room and reveal the secrets to his extraordinary success, and calamitous downfall. - Edward VIIIE2
Edward VIIIDr Tracy Borman explores Edward's childhood as he grappled with his overbearing father, reveals how the First World War saw him grow up in more ways than one, and his desire for married women. She also uncovers the truth about Edward's abdication of the throne, and Wallis' infidelity, and reveals how Edward was a fashion icon of the day, examining his clothes in Kensington Palace. - Princess MargaretE3
Princess MargaretDr Tracy Borman discovers the real reason the Princess Margaret's relationship with Peter Townsend came to an end, uncovers her disastrous marriage to the manipulative, unfaithful Lord Snowden, and discovers more about her love of music and devotion to duty, revealing a woman very different to the picture the press would have us believe. - HitlerE4
HitlerDr Tracy Borman travels to Germany to uncover Adolf Hitler's abusive childhood and artistic aspirations. She reveals how he was shaped by the First World War and uncovers his relationships with much younger women, including his own niece, discovering how the personal motivations that came from his private life unleashed so much - Peter The GreatE5
Peter The GreatDr Tracy Borman travels to St Petersburg to reveal how Peter's unconventional childhood produced a very unconventional man - from the debauched drinking society that governed Russia, to his collection of oddities in the Kunstkamera - discovering how the enlightened yet brutal Peter dragged Russia into the modern age. - Al CaponeE6
Al CaponeDr Tracy Borman heads to Chicago to discover how Al Capone rose to infamy, from club bouncer to the most notorious gangster in history. She uncovers the two sides to his personality as the man who ordered deaths on a whim doted on his family. And reveals how his carefully curated public image gave birth to a legend.