Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History (2013)
5.0 (1 votes)
1 Season
April 8, 2013
English
Documentary
Synopsis
Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores how the physical and mental health of our past monarchs has shaped the history of the nation.
Network
BBC Two
Episodes
E1
Tudors to Stuarts: From Gods to Men
Apr 8, 2013
60 min
Lucy looks back to the monarchs who were reigning in the Tudor and Stuart dynasties.
E2
Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians
Apr 15, 2013
60 min
Lucy takes a look at the medical histories of the later Stuarts, from the exile of James II and the succession of William and Mary to the beginnning of a new dynasty, the Hanoverians.
E3
Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors
Apr 22, 2013
60 min
Lucy concludes her investigation into the medical histories of the royal family by taking a look at Queen Victoria and her descendants.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Production
Silver River Productions, BBC
