Episode 1
Episode 1
2024-04-27 • 45 min
How the castle transformed from humble beginnings as a defensive tower to become the palace of one of the most indulgent monarchs in history - Henry VIII and then his daughter Elizabeth I.
TV season
2024-04-27
Episode 1
2024-04-27 • 45 min
How the castle transformed from humble beginnings as a defensive tower to become the palace of one of the most indulgent monarchs in history - Henry VIII and then his daughter Elizabeth I.
Episode 2
2024-05-04 • 45 min
Revealing Charles III's unusual fitness regime, George III's breakfast of choice, and what George IV brought to Windsor which had never been seen in Britain before.
Episode 3
2024-05-11 • 45 min
Queen Victoria and husband Prince Albert move into the castle, dragging it into the 19th century by updating it. Plus: a Victorian facial fashion fad and a surprising castle tradition.
Episode 4
2024-05-18 • 45 min
How Edward VII turned Windsor into his ultimate party palace, the love nest used by Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, and what a teenage Elizabeth II got up to during the Second World War.
Episode 5
2024-05-25 • 45 min
Contrasting fortunes - from a young family moving in when Elizabeth II takes to the throne to 1992 when the Queen faces the nightmare of a devastating fire.
Episode 6
2024-06-01 • 45 min