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Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history was made. From the Spanish Armada to the French Revolution, learn how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.

Video thumbnail: Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets Henry VIII's Reformation

Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets

Henry VIII's Reformation

Lucy Worsley investigates the inside story of the English Reformation.

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Henry VIII's Reformation

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Kings George III & IV and the Napoleonic War

Lucy Worsley reveals how King George III was forced to relinquish power to his son.

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Kings George III & IV and the Napoleonic War

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Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets

The Romanovs & The Russian Revolution

Lucy Worsley reveals how a spontaneous popular uprising swept the Russian Czar from power.

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The Romanovs & The Russian Revolution

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Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen

Explore how Elizabeth I’s iconic warrior image shaped British national identity.

Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen

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Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets

Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen

Uncover the myths and secrets that led the doomed Marie Antoinette to the guillotine.

Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen

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Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets

Queen Anne: The Mother of Great Britain

See how Anne’s role in forging Great Britain was overshadowed by gossip of her love life.

Queen Anne: The Mother of Great Britain