British royal family podcast episodes
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Royal funerals: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Ahead of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Tracy Borman answers questions on the history of royal funerals
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Royal residences: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Tracy Borman answers listener questions about the history of Britain’s royal residences – from castles to palaces
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The Queen's century of change. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
As the Queen celebrates her platinum jubilee, Dominic Sandbrook looks back on how Britain has changed radically during her lifetime
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How did the British royals survive WW1?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Heather Jones discusses the role of the British royal family during the First World War
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At home with the royals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Adrian Tinniswood explores the fascinating history of Britain’s royal households, from the Tudor period until today
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Writing the history of the modern monarchy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Professor Philip Murphy offers his views on why telling the recent history of Britain’s monarchy is so complicated – and the tensions between scholars and the crown
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Pomp & power: royal ceremonies through the centuries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Ahead of King Charles’ coronation, Dr Alice Hunt explores how British royals have long used pomp and pageantry to reinforce their power and popularity
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How (and how not) to stage a coronation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Looking back at royal coronations through history, Dr Tracy Borman shares her top tips for staging a successful ceremony
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George VI’s Nazi dilemma. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Alexander Larman reveals how figures within the royal orbit were either linked with, or sympathetic to, Nazi Germany in the Second World War era
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The Mountbattens: success and scandal. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Andrew Lownie discusses the colourful and controversial lives of Louis and Edwina Mountbatten. It’s a story that incorporates Indian independence, royal connections and scandalous love affairs
