Private Lives of the Monarchs

The iconic images of the monarchs, frequently captured in famous portraits and paintings, are part of the very fabric of national culture, in carefully-arranged poses. This is all well and good, but actually, they were all just human beings, with the same ticks and foibles, bad habits and weaknesses, as the rest of us.

2017 HD 45min Australia English

Tracy Borman

Biography Documentary

educational royalty european history historical figure

S1E1 - Queen Victoria 2017-10-27

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.

S1E2 - Louis XIV 2017-11-03

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.

S1E3 - Charles II 2017-11-10

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.

S1E4 - Mad King George 2017-11-17

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.

S1E5 - Henry VIII 2017-11-24

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 kings life eventually had to be adapted to accommodate his ever-increasing weight.

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