The Royals: A History of Scandals

Wealth and Opulence

Documentary Jan 30, 2023 45 min BBC Select

Available on Prime Video, BBC Select

S1 E1: What’s the point of being a king or queen if you can’t live in fabulous opulence? But sometimes royal spending can spiral dangerously out of control. In this engrossing history documentary, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb exposes the scandals that stemmed from British regal splurging from Henry VIII's Field of Cloth of Gold to the extraordinary debt that George IV accrued.

Documentary Jan 30, 2023 45 min BBC Select

TV-G

Information

Released: 2023
Run Time: 45 min
Rated: TV-G
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.