8.6/1035 votesLoading...#1 - Queen Anne: The Mother of Great Britain
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/28/2020
Investigate why Queen Anne’s powerful role in the forging of Great Britain has often been forgotten. Lucy Worsley shares the inside story of the salacious gossip about Anne’s love life that helped destroy her image and legacy.
Director: Tom Cholmondeley
Writer: N/A
8.5/1037 votesLoading...#2 - The Reformation
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/29/2021
Was Henry VIII's desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn the real reason for England's split from Catholic Europe? Or was a secret political agenda at work behind the scenes?
Director: Kate Misrahi
Writer: N/A
8.5/1026 votesLoading...#3 - The Russian Revolution
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/12/2021
The October Revolution of 1917 has gone down in history as the only Russian Revolution that really mattered. But Lucy Worsley reveals that the earlier revolution in February 1917 was downplayed in Bolshevik history books and films, despite the fact that it was the truly spontaneous popular uprising that swept the Czar from power.
Director: Andrew Thompson
Writer: N/A
8.4/1038 votesLoading...#4 - Elizabeth I: The Warrior Queen
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/21/2020
Join Lucy Worsley for an exploration of how Elizabeth I’s image as a warrior queen, created by a series of myths and secrets about her victory over the Spanish Armada, shaped British national identity for centuries.
Director: Laura Blount
Writer: N/A
8.1/1041 votesLoading...#5 - Marie Antoinette: The Doomed Queen
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/5/2020
Find out why Marie Antoinette is often blamed for causing the French Revolution by saying “let them eat cake” to her starving subjects. Lucy Worsley uncovers the myths and secrets that led the doomed queen to the guillotine.
Director: Andrew Thompson
Writer: N/A
8.1/1031 votesLoading...#6 - George IV and the Regency
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/5/2021
Lucy Worsley reveals how mental health problems forced King George III to relinquish power to his debauched and extravagant son, George IV. Was this really an era of elegance and regal splendor or an age of radicalism and revolution? How were myths and secrets used to save the British monarchy?
Director: Laura Blount
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets
Every episode of Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets!
In this 3-part documentary series, Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the locations where royal history was made. In palaces and castles and...
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
Best Episodes Summary
"Queen Anne: The Mother of Great Britain" is the best rated episode of "Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets". It scored 8.6/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by Tom Cholmondeley and written by N/A, it aired on 6/28/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Reformation".