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Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History
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Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores how the physical and mental health of our past monarchs has shaped the history of the nation.

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Supporting Content

  • Dr Lucy Worsley investigates concerns about Edward VII’s brain — Happy Families: Hanoverians to Windsors

    Duration: 3:16
  • Dr Lucy Worsley investigates new research into King George III's madness — Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians

    Duration: 3:56
  • Dr Lucy Worsley explores the medical history of Henry VIII — Tudors to Stuarts: From Gods to Men

    Duration: 3:13

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The Telegraph: Lucy Worsley on her new BBC series
Daily Mail: Survival of the unfittest: Obesity, madness and infertility made past royals mediocre
Historic Royal Palaces: Upcoming Events

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