Hampton Court
Kate Williams tells scandalous and shocking stories of ancient palace history.
Hampton Court Secrets of the Royal Palaces

An expensive nine-year war with Louis XIV of France prevents William III from knocking down Hampton Court. Kate Williams explores how St. James's Palace doctors killed their queen, why a young African prince is buried in Windsor, and how Queen Anne had two close confidantes fighting over her.
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Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Historian Kate Williams (Prince Philip: For Queen and Country; The Stuarts: A Bloody Reign) explores more stories about the residences of the British monarchy. Guiding the viewer through the art, architecture and recent events are specialist historians, royal commentators and ex-royal staff members who share the behind-the-scenes palace stories that have shaped the modern royal family.
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