Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

2013•1h 0m•5.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

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5.0/10(1)

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.

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Production

Silver River Productions, BBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 8, 2013

Last Aired

April 22, 2013

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Tudors to Stuarts: From Gods to Men

E1

Tudors to Stuarts: From Gods to Men

Air date: 2013-04-08

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

Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians

E2

Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians

Air date: 2013-04-15

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.

Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors

E3

Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors

Air date: 2013-04-22

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

Cast

Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley

Self - Presenter

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