The Royal House of Windsor

The Royal House of Windsor

Ended First aired 22/Feb/2017 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 6 episode(s)
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Drawing on newly available evidence, this epic series explores the Windsor dynasty's gripping family saga, providing fresh insights into how our royal family have survived four generations of crisis.
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Season 1 · Miniseries
6 episode(s) · Air date: 22/Feb/2017
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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.

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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.

S1E6
The Top Job
Air date: 29/Mar/2017 · Runtime: 47 min
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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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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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S1E4
Shadow of a King
Air date: 15/Mar/2017 · Runtime: 46 min
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Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.

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Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.

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S1E3
Enter the Outsider
Air date: 08/Mar/2017 · Runtime: 47 min
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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.

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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.

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Love and Duty
Air date: 01/Mar/2017 · Runtime: 47 min
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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

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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

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Adapt or Die
Air date: 22/Feb/2017 · Runtime: 61 min
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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

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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

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Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Self (archive footage)
King Charles III of the United Kingdom
King Charles III of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Self (archive footage)
Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom
Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
William, Prince of Wales
William, Prince of Wales
Self (archive footage)
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Self (archive footage)
King George VI of the United Kingdom
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Self (archive footage)
Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret
Self (archive footage)
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson
Self (archive footage)
King George V of the United Kingdom
King George V of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Louis Mountbatten
Louis Mountbatten
Self (archive footage)
Gwilym Lee
Gwilym Lee
Narrator (voice)
Harold Wilson
Harold Wilson

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