Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Historian Kate Williams explores more scandalous and shocking palace stories and secrets.
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Buckingham Palace
S4 Ep401 | 43m 36s
Historian Kate Williams reveals the accidental origins of Buckingham Palace.
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Westminster
S4 Ep402 | 43m 28s
Secrets of Westminster, including a secret tunnel and hologram portrait of the Queen.
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Windsor Castle
S4 Ep403 | 43m 24s
Windsor Castle is the largest permanently lived-in castle in the world.
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Greenwich Palace
S4 Ep404 | 43m 29s
Exploring Greenwich Palace, which includes Henry VIII's wine cellar and the Queen's house.
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Hampton Court: Upstairs, Downstairs
S4 Ep405 | 43m 39s
Henry VIII made Hampton Court a palace masterpiece that could help track his household.
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Osborne House
S4 Ep407 | 43m 50s
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought Osborne House in 1840 as their perfect hideaway.
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Kensington Palace
S4 Ep408 | 43m 38s
How Nottingham House was renovated by William III and turned into Kensington Palace.
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Windsor
S3 Ep301 | 43m 37s
Kate Williams explores some of the more gruesome stories of Windsor Castle history.
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Hampton Court
S3 Ep302 | 43m 15s
Kate Williams tells scandalous and shocking stories of ancient palace history.
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Versailles
S3 Ep303 | 43m 40s
Versailles is one of the most enormous and impressive palaces in the world.
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Sandringham
S3 Ep304 | 43m 40s
Britain's royal palaces are rich in untold history, incredible artworks, and many tales.
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Brighton Pavilion
S3 Ep305 | 43m 7s
Brighton's Royal Pavilion was originally a beach house transformed into a wonder palace.
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Kensington
S3 Ep306 | 43m 39s
A gap in succession made way for George I of Hanover to refurbish Kensington Palace.
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Whitehall
S3 Ep307 | 43m 24s
London's lost royal palace Whitehall is destroyed, but the remnants remain.
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Buckingham
S3 Ep308 | 43m 27s
The current incarnation of Buckingham Palace is only a century or so old.
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