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Lucy Worsley visits the incredible locations where Royal history was made.
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.
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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Lucy Worsley at Tilbury, where Queen Elizabeth I gave her famous speech to troops assembled to defend England against a Spanish invasion.
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Lucy Worsley dressed as Queen Elizabeth I.
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Lucy Worsley as a Tudor Guard with Elizabeth I.
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Lucy Worsley at the Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval college, Greenwich.
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Lucy Worsley as Queen Anne.
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Lucy Worsley as Queen Anne.
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Lucy Worsley dressed as Marie Antoinette.
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Lucy Worsley dressed as Marie Antoinette.
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Lucy Worsley sitting on a guillotine, similar to the one used to execute Marie Antoinette.
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Lucy Worsley in The Hall of Mirrors, Versailles.
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About the Show
Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history was made. From the Spanish Armada to the French Revolution, learn how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.
Episode 1 | Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen
Join Lucy Worsley for an exploration of how Elizabeth I’s image as a warrior queen, created by a series of myths and secrets about her victory over the Spanish Armada, shaped British national identity for centuries.
Episode 2 | Queen Anne: The Mother of Great Britain
Investigate why Queen Anne’s powerful role in the forging of Great Britain has often been forgotten. Lucy Worsley shares the inside story of the salacious gossip about Anne’s love life that helped destroy her image and legacy.
Episode 3 | Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen
Find out why Marie Antoinette is often blamed for causing the French Revolution by saying “let them eat cake” to her starving subjects. Lucy Worsley uncovers the myths and secrets that led the doomed queen to the guillotine.
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