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Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen
July 05, 2020
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.
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The Romanovs & The Russian Revolution
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Lucy Worsley reveals how a spontaneous popular uprising swept the Russian Czar from power....
Kings George III & IV and the Napoleonic War
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Lucy Worsley reveals how King George III was forced to relinquish power to his son.
Queen Anne: The Mother of Great Britain
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See how Anne’s role in forging Great Britain was overshadowed by gossip of her love life....
Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen
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Explore how Elizabeth I’s iconic warrior image shaped British national identity.
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