Seasons & episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episode 01
Adapt or Die
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
Episode 02
Love and Duty
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
Episode 03
Enter the Outsider
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.
Episode 04
Shadow of a King
Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.
Episode 05
Fire, Feud and Fury
This episode examines the huge challenge that Diana's popularity and tragic death posed to the royal family.
Episode 06
The Top Job
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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