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Private Lives of the Monarchs

Private Lives of the Monarchs (2017)

October. 27,2017

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Private Lives of the Monarchs

Tracy Borman reveals the intimate details of the monarchs, to find out what really went on in their private lives.

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Private Lives of the Monarchs

2017

Tracy Borman reveals the intimate details of the monarchs, to find out what really went on in their private lives.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2017

5 Episode

Episode 1 - Queen Victoria

October. 27,2017

We explore two of the most important relationships in her private life - with her husband Prince Albert, with whom things may not have been quite as they seemed; and her eldest son Edward, who she came to utterly despise.

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Episode 2 - Louis XIV

November. 03,2017

The Palace of Versailles pays testimony to Louis XIV, the self-styled Sun King, who ruled at the height of French power for an incredible 72 years. He had a very open 'secret' second marriage, as well as very infrequent bathing practices.

Episode 3 - Charles II

November. 10,2017

Hampton Court and Whitehall Palace provide the backdrops for a man besotted by sensuality who presided over a court obsessed by sex. A 24-hour 'pox doctor' was constantly on call.

Episode 4 - Mad King George

November. 17,2017

We see how a handsome and popular young man with exquisite manners, a witty conversationalist, the first gentleman of England, indeed, turned into a bloated, boorish and bullying monster who hated his son.

Episode 5 - Henry VIII

November. 24,2017

It turns out that Henry VIII was a bit of a prude, and shocked by the worldliness of Anne Boleyn; he had decent table manners, contrary to his image. The king's life eventually had to be adapted to accommodate his ever-increasing weight.

Tracy Borman reveals the intimate details of the monarchs, to find out what really went on in their private lives.