The Secret Life Of Mad King GeorgeNovember 17, 2017

In Kew Palace near Richmond, Tracy reveals the story behind not one but two of royal history's most infamous private lives which are forever intertwined: the tragic 'mad' King George III and his son the Prince Regent. Tracy explores their fractious relationship, which was made worse by the King's madness, a condition that has attracted fascinating theories. Tracy explains 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 abandoned his friends, not to mention all consideration and politeness.

The Secret Life Of Mad King George was broadcast on SBS ONE at Tuesday 2 June 2020, 07:30. This episode was initially placed on Friday 17 November 2017.