Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

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Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History


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60 minutes 2025 HD

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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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