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.
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
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
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.
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
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
Self - Presenter
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