The Royals: A History of Scandals

Series 1

Set in historical houses and palaces, historian Suzannah Lipscomb will speak to experts to reveal some famous royal scandals, and many lesser-known ones.

Where to Watch Series 1

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4 Episodes

Wealth and Opulence
E1
Wealth and OpulenceProfessor Suzannah Lipscomb looks at stories of out-of-control spending, from Henry VIII's Field of Cloth of Gold to the extraordinary debt that George IV accrued
Sex and Infidelity
E2
Sex and InfidelityProfessor Suzannah Lipscomb discovers the marriage scandal that put a royal in the witness box. She also investigates why Charles II was named 'the merry monarch' and uncovers a sex scandal involving a prince and a brothel.
Suspicious Deaths
E3
Suspicious DeathsSuzannah Lipscomb investigates some of the most notorious cold cases involving royals from the past. Did Queen Victoria's uncle murder his valet? And was our first Georgian king really involved in the mysterious disappearance of a Swedish count?
Scandalous Marriages
E4
Scandalous MarriagesDr Nicola Clark, Dr Katie Carpenter, Dr Alexandra Loske and journalist Stephen Bates help Suzannah Lipscomb unpack the stories of how royal marriages across the centuries have proved to be scandalous and intriguing. From the marriage that was deemed so wrong it caused George III to write a new law, to the first 'People's Princess' - Queen Caroline - who was put on trial by her husband George IV, and more recently Princess Margaret and her relationship with Peter Townsend