Private Lives of the Monarchs

Season 22017

Tracy Borman reveals the intimate details of the monarchs, to find out what really went on in their private lives.

5 Episodes

E01 Queen Victoria

We explore two of the most important relationships in her private life - with her husband Prince Albert, with whom things may not have been quite as they seemed; and her eldest son Edward, who she came to utterly despise.

October 27, 2017

E02 Louis XIV

The Palace of Versailles pays testimony to Louis XIV, the self-styled Sun King, who ruled at the height of French power for an incredible 72 years. He had a very open 'secret' second marriage, as well as very infrequent bathing practices.

November 3, 2017

E03 Charles II

Hampton Court and Whitehall Palace provide the backdrops for a man besotted by sensuality who presided over a court obsessed by sex. A 24-hour 'pox doctor' was constantly on call.

November 10, 2017

E04 Mad King George

We see how a handsome and popular young man with exquisite manners, a witty conversationalist, the first gentleman of England, indeed, turned into a bloated, boorish and bullying monster who hated his son.

November 17, 2017

E05 Henry VIII

It turns out that Henry VIII was a bit of a prude, and shocked by the worldliness of Anne Boleyn; he had decent table manners, contrary to his image. The king's life eventually had to be adapted to accommodate his ever-increasing weight.

November 24, 2017

Private Lives of the Monarchs

E01 Queen Victoria

E02 Louis XIV

E03 Charles II

E04 Mad King George

E05 Henry VIII

Tiger King

Mushi-Shi

Black Bird

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

Severance

Criminal: Germany

SKAM France

Sweet Home

La que se avecina

How To with John Wilson

The Perfect Couple

Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends

Squid Game

Death's Game

Masters of the Air

Twilight of the Gods

The Outpost

Weeds

True Detective

E01 Queen Victoria

E02 Louis XIV

E03 Charles II

E04 Mad King George

E05 Henry VIII