The Royal House of Windsor
The history of Britain's ruling dynasty, the Windsors, over the last 100 years, starting with the time around the outbreak of WWI.
- 2017-2017
- 1 season
- Documentary
The history of Britain's ruling dynasty, the Windsors, over the last 100 years, starting with the time around the outbreak of WWI.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
Adapt or Die
Sun, Oct 1, 2017 60 mins
New research with access to the archives at Windsor Castle reveal fresh insights into King George V's re-branding of the Royal Family in 1917 and the Edward VIII abdication crisis.
Episode 2
Love and Duty
46 mins
As post-war Britain was hit by the worst winter on record, a lovesick Princess Elizabeth and her ailing father George VI kept up appearances by embarking upon a politically strained tour of South Africa.
Episode 3
Enter the Outsider
47 mins
This is a story about how Prince Philip was the Windsors' most radical moderniser, and how in the 1960's he harnessed the medium of television to revamp the Royals' public image.
Episode 4
Shadow of a King
45 mins
Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.
Episode 5
Fire, Feud and Fury
47 mins
Coverage of Prince Charles' relationship with his mentor Lord Mountbatten, Charles' love life and search for a suitable (virginal) wife, and his marriage to and divorce from Princess Diana.
Episode 6
The Top Job
46 mins
Prince Charles is the most outspoken heir to the throne in the Windsors' history and has promised a radically different vision for the monarchy. But will his reign make or break the Windsor dynasty?
