Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

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.

Documentary

Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

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.

Documentary

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First Aired on: Apr 08, 2013
Popularity: 1.7283: 1 votes
Networks: (GB)
Production: Silver River Productions (GB)BBC (GB)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 3 episodes

Season 1

Aired 12 years ago

3 Episodes

Episode 1Tudors to Stuarts: From Gods to Men60 min
Lucy looks back to the monarchs who were reigning in the Tudor and Stuart dynasties.
Episode 2Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians60 min
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.
Episode 3Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors60 min
Lucy concludes her investigation into the medical histories of the royal family by taking a look at Queen Victoria and her descendants.