Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets (2020)

9.0 (2 votes)

2 Seasons

June 21, 2020

English

Documentary

Synopsis

In this 3-part documentary series, Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the locations where royal history was made. In palaces and castles and on battlefields she investigates how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.

Network

PBS

Episodes

Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen

Jun 21, 2020

54 min

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.

Queen Anne: The Mother of Great Britain

Jun 28, 2020

54 min

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.

Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen

Jul 5, 2020

54 min

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.