The Royals: A History of Scandals on SBS and SBS on Demand S2E1 – From medieval to modern times, the British monarchs have always been at the centre of scandals.
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb explores what role the press, parliament and public have played in generating outrage and spreading rumours across the centuries, exploring some royal scandals you might know, but many you won’t.
Meeting fellow historians and experts at the hallowed halls of historic houses and palaces where the tumultuous happenings took place, Suzannah will uncover the truth behind the scandal to see how it impacted on the lives and fortunes of those involved and British society as a whole.
Season Two, Episode One:
Award-winning historian and presenter, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates four suspected royal murder cases spanning almost 1000 years. Was the infamous disappearance of the Princes in the Tower a murder or an attempt to discredit an overthrown king?
Was William the Conqueror’s son really killed by his brother in the New Forest? Why was a bloody murder carried out in a Scottish Royal Palace and how involved was Mary, Queen of Scots in another killing just a few months later? And did a respected royal doctor really administer a lethal injection to Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather?
The Royals: A History of Scandals on SBS and SBS on Demand – Season Premiere – Friday 18 July at 8.35pm (6 Parts)
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The Royals: A History of Scandals on SBS and SBS on Demand S2E1
