TV Series · Ended

Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

2013 – 2013

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. From Henry VIII to Edward VIII's abdication in 1936, this three-part series re-introduces our past royals not just as powerful potentates, but as human beings, each with their own very personal problems of biology and psychology.

Network

BBC Two

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

IMDb

tt2968150