The Royals: A History Of Scandals
The Royals: A History Of Scandals is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2025.
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46:39The Royals: A History Of Scandals
Award-winning historian and presenter, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb, uncovers some scandalous historic royal affairs that shocked the public at the time or were hidden away to avoid an outcry. She investigates how an affair between a royal prince and famous actress shocked Georgi...
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46:10Professor Suzannah Lipscomb explores some shocking incidents of epic royal spending. What made King George IV's coronation so expensive that it put an end to a 1000-year tradition?
46:37Award-winning historian and presenter, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb, delves deep into regal history to explore how, over centuries, members of the British royal family have been both the victims and the perpetrators of criminal acts. How did Henry VIII and his ministers manage to manipulate the law to convict two of his wiv...
46:31Award-winning historian and presenter, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the long and complex connection between British royalty and witchcraft. She explores how Elizabeth I tried to predict the future and asked alchemists to find her the 'real' philosopher's stone. She also reveals how two British queens were accus...
46:36Award-winning historian and presenter, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb, investigates four sex scandals that dragged the reputations of certain historical royals through the gutter. She explores how rumours of sexual indiscretions were used to target a formidable medieval queen and still follow her centuries on. She also seeks ...
46:41Award-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 th...