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E1 60 min

1. Tudors to Stuarts: From Gods to Men

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

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E2 60 min

2. Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians

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.

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E3 60 min

3. Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors

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

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Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History (2013)

5.0 (1) 1 Season 1h/ep 2013-04-08 GB

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.

Genres: Documentary

Stars: Lucy Worsley