Royal Births, Marriages, and Death is a captivating new ten-part documentary series featuring a dynamic and fresh cast of contributors with specialist expertise, extraordinary archive, ancient documents that reveal incredible insight. This stunning new series tells the story of a thousand years of monarchy through these powerful and pivotal moments.
Premise
Royal Births, Marriages, and Death is a captivating new ten-part documentary series featuring a dynamic and fresh cast of contributors with specialist expertise, extraordinary archive, ancient documents that reveal incredible insight. This stunning new series tells the story of a thousand years of monarchy through these powerful and pivotal moments.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
Season 110 episodes · Nov 22, 2025 – Jan 17, 2026
01Episode 1The story of a thousand years of monarchy told through milestones of royal families through the ages, beginning by looking at the death and funeral of Queen Victoria, with biograp…02Episode 2A look at the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1947, which lifted spirits in bleak post-war Britain, with historian Lisa Hilton delving into the royal archives t…03Episode 3This time: the most diverse wedding in royal history and the shocking deat...04Episode 4Including the funeral of Diana, with accounts detailing how the press had to wear crosses on their backs - or risk being a target for police snipers.
Production
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- en
Release
- Network
- 5
- First aired
- Nov 22, 2025
- Last aired
- Jan 17, 2026
- Status
- continue