The Queen's Palaces

The Queen's Palaces

TV-PG2011•1h 0m•8.8/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.8/10(4)

Fiona Bruce fronts this eye-opening new three-part series on the stories behind Britain's official royal residences: Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Palace of Holyroodhouse.

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Production

BBC, BBC One

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 12, 2011

Last Aired

September 26, 2011

Networks

BBC One

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

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

Season

Buckingham Palace

E1

Buckingham Palace

Air date: 2011-09-12

Buckingham Palace, the British monarch's present principal official residence, in London, was originally built as a hunting lodge by Tudor King Henry VIII.

Windsor Castle

E2

Windsor Castle

Air date: 2011-09-19

Windsor Castle was built not as a palace but retains the massive walls of a major military fortification, erected while Anglo-Norman England absorbed its Celtic neighbors

Palace of Holyroodhouse

E3

Palace of Holyroodhouse

Air date: 2011-09-26

The Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh is the British monarch's barely known official residence in Scotland.

Cast

Fiona Bruce

Fiona Bruce

Self - Presenter

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