Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the incredible locations where Royal history was made. In beautiful palaces and castles and on dramatic battlefields she investigates how Royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.
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Following the revolution, Nicholas II is forced to abdicate.
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The Romanov family, Nicholas, Alexandra and their children, are brought to their prison.
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George, the Prince of Wales marries Maria Fitzherbert in a secret ceremony.
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In 1788, King George's mild spells of mental illness turned severe.
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Halloween 1517, Martin Luther nailed a document on a church door. Or did he?
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Thirteen years into his marriage with Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII meets Anne Boleyn.
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Did Marie Antoinette ever say “Let them eat cake”?