Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets

Synopsis

In this 3-part documentary series, Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the locations where royal history was made. In palaces and castles and on battlefields she investigates how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.

First Air Date: 2020-06-21

Last Air Date: 2021-09-12

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: PBS

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Top Cast

Lucy Worsley as Self - Presenter
Alan Stobie as Executioner
Ian Stevenson as Reverend Robert
Tori Burgess as Young Elizabeth
Mat Urey as Feria
John Williams as King Philip
Gregor Davidson as Henry VIII
Stephen Clyde as Thomas Cromwell
Hannah Young as Anne Boleyn
Beverly Watson as Catherine of Aragon

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen (2020-06-21)

Join Lucy Worsley for an exploration of how Elizabeth I’s image as a warrior queen, created by a series of myths and secrets about her victory over the Spanish Armada, shaped British national identity for centuries.
Ep. 2: Queen Anne: The Mother of Great Britain (2020-06-28)

Investigate why Queen Anne’s powerful role in the forging of Great Britain has often been forgotten. Lucy Worsley shares the inside story of the salacious gossip about Anne’s love life that helped destroy her image and legacy.
Ep. 3: Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen (2020-07-05)

Find out why Marie Antoinette is often blamed for causing the French Revolution by saying “let them eat cake” to her starving subjects. Lucy Worsley uncovers the myths and secrets that led the doomed queen to the guillotine.