Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets
Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the English Reformation, the attack of the Spanish Armada and Queen Anne's forgotten legacy.
- 2020-2020
- 2 seasons
- Documentary
Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the English Reformation, the attack of the Spanish Armada and Queen Anne's forgotten legacy.
Season 2 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
The French Revolution
Sun, Aug 29, 2021 54 mins
Lucy Worsley explores some of the myths and fibs swirling around the French Revolution of 1789 and the uprising that brought down the french royal family. This violent revolution became the blueprint of many future revolutions across the world.
Episode 2
George IV and the Regency
Sun, Sep 5, 2021 54 mins
Lucy Worsley reveals how mental health problems forced King George III to relinquish power to his debauched and extravagant son, George IV. Was this really an era of elegance and regal splendor or an age of radicalism and revolution? How were myths and secrets used to save the British monarchy?
Episode 3
The Russian Revolution
Sun, Sep 12, 2021 54 mins
The October Revolution of 1917 has gone down in history as the only Russian Revolution that really mattered. But Lucy Worsley reveals that the earlier revolution in February 1917 was downplayed in Bolshevik history books and films, despite the fact that it was the truly spontaneous popular uprising that swept the Czar from power.
