Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History
Series· 2013· 1h 0m

Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Documentary

Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores how the physical and mental health of our past monarchs has shaped the history of the nation.

Currently airing

Last airedFinale
S1 · E3Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors

Cast

Seasons

Season 12013
3 episodes
  • E1Tudors to Stuarts: From Gods to Men
    · 60m

    Lucy looks back to the monarchs who were reigning in the Tudor and Stuart dynasties.

  • E2Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians
    · 60m

    Lucy takes a look at the medical histories of the later Stuarts, from the exile of James II and the succession of William and Mary to the beginnning of a new dynasty, the Hanoverians.

  • E3Happy Families: Hanoverians to WindsorsFinale
    · 60m

    Lucy concludes her investigation into the medical histories of the royal family by taking a look at Queen Victoria and her descendants.

Details

Networks
BBC Two
Seasons
1 · 3 episodes
Runtime
1h 0m per episode
Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
April 8, 2013
Country
United Kingdom
Production
Silver River Productions, BBC
IMDB ID
tt2968150
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