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Broadcast date
2017-02-22 • 6 episodes
Drawing on newly available info, this show traces how the British royal family has survived the last 100 years of power struggles, politics and more.
Episodes of this season
1. Adapt or Die
event 2017-02-22 • schedule 1h 1m
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This episode reveals fresh insights into how George V rescued the monarchy by dumping his family's German roots, and explores the Edward VIII abdication crisis
2. Love and Duty
event 2017-03-01 • schedule 47m
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In 1947, as Britain suffers from crippling post-war austerity and the worst winter on record, a lovesick Princess Elizabeth and her ailing father, George VI, visit South Africa on a fraught royal tour
3. Enter the Outsider
event 2017-03-08 • schedule 47m
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The story of Prince Philip, the Windsors' most radical moderniser, and how in the 1960s he harnessed the medium of television to revamp the Royals' public image.
4. Shadow of a King
event 2017-03-15 • schedule 46m
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Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.
5. Fire, Feud and Fury
event 2017-03-22 • schedule 48m
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This episode examines the huge challenge that Diana's popularity and tragic death posed to the royal family.
6. The Top Job
End of season • event 2017-03-29 • schedule 47m
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Prince Charles is the most outspoken heir to the throne in the Windsors' history and has promised a radically different vision for the monarchy. But will his reign make or break the Windsor dynasty?
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