Private Lives of the Monarchs • 2017 • 5 episodes • 3h:35m
Their stately portraits hang in museums across the globe, and their collective impact on history fills tens of thousands of textbooks. But what do we really know about these royal figures? We delve beneath the public lives of monarchs such as Queen Victoria, King Louis XIV, and Henry VIII to shine a light on their private lives. By eschewing dates and diplomacy for foibles and fetishes, we reveal the real-life human beings behind the pomp and pageantry.
Discover Henry VIII's early years, many loves, and the accident that created the tyrant we know today.
S1E2 • 2017 • People
Louis XIV the Sun King had France's magnificent Palace of Versailles built and it pays extraordinary testimony to his reign. He ruled for an incredible 72 years at a time when France was all powerful. Discover the truth about the King's very open 'secret' second marriage to Francois D'Aubinge and his many affairs. It’s been claimed Louis bathed only three times in his entire life. How does that square with the luxurious Turkish bath at the Palace, or the stories of him disinfecting his skin with alcohol, or the fact that he had literally hundreds of pairs of underwear which he changed many times during a day? He was very conscious of his height at only five feet four inches tall, however in his wigs and heels he appeared to be alot taller, Tracy explains how this extraordinary effect was achieved.
S1E3 • 2017 • People
Witness the decline into madness of King George III and the rise and fall of his overindulgent son.
S1E4 • 2017 • People
From his wardrobe to his secret tunnels to his private pimps, discover the true story of Charles II.
S1E5 • 2017 • People