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Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets
Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen
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.
Full Episodes
The Romanovs & The Russian Revolution
September 12, 2021
Lucy Worsley reveals how a spontaneous popular uprising swept the Russian Czar from power....
Kings George III & IV and the Napoleonic War
September 5, 2021
Lucy Worsley reveals how King George III was forced to relinquish power to his son.
Henry VIII's Reformation
August 29, 2021
Lucy Worsley investigates the inside story of the English Reformation.
Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen
July 5, 2020
Uncover the myths and secrets that led the doomed Marie Antoinette to the guillotine.
Queen Anne: The Mother of Great Britain
June 28, 2020
See how Anne’s role in forging Great Britain was overshadowed by gossip of her love life....
Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen
June 21, 2020
Explore how Elizabeth I’s iconic warrior image shaped British national identity.
Clips and Previews
Episode 6 Preview | The Romanovs & The Russian Revolution
September 12, 2021
Lucy Worsley reveals how a spontaneous popular uprising swept the Russian Czar from power....
Ep 5 Preview | Kings George III & IV and the Napoleonic War
September 5, 2021
Lucy Worsley reveals how King George III was forced to relinquish power to his son.
Episode 4 Preview | Henry VIII's Reformation
August 29, 2021
Lucy Worsley investigates the inside story of the English Reformation.
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