The Royal House of Windsor

2017 • Channel 4

3.0

2 reviews

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Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Adapt or Die

2/22/17

Season-only

This episode reveals fresh insights into how George V rescued the monarchy by dumping his family's German roots, and explores the Edward VIII abdication crisis.

2 Love and Duty

3/1/17

Season-only

In 1947, as Britain suffers from crippling post-war austerity and the worst winter on record, a lovesick Princess Elizabeth and her ailing father, George VI, visit South Africa on a fraught royal tour.

3 Enter the Outsider

3/8/17

Season-only

This episode reveals how Prince Philip was the Windsors' most radical moderniser, and how in the 1960s he harnessed the medium of television to revamp the royals' public image.

4 Shadow of a King

3/15/17

Season-only

Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.

5 Fire, Feud and Fury

3/22/17

Season-only

This episode examines the huge challenge that Diana's popularity and tragic death posed to the royal family.

6 The Top Job

3/29/17

Season-only

Prince Charles is the most outspoken heir to the throne in the Windsors' history and has promised a radically different vision for the monarchy. But will his reign make or break the Windsor dynasty?

About this show

Compelling documentary telling the story of the great dynasty, which began in 1917 when King George V changed the royal family's name from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha due to the anti-German sentiment in the British Empire during the First World War. The series uses the help of family insiders, fresh research and unique access to the royal archives at Windsor Castle to reveal the human frailties and secrets behind Britain's most powerful family.

Ratings and reviews

3.0

2 reviews