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Versailles

Season 3 Episode 303 | 43m 40s

A look around former French royal residence the Palace of Versailles, while Kate Williams examines how Henry VIII changed the law in order to execute an insane person.

Aired: 03/31/23
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
London's lost royal palace Whitehall is destroyed, but the remnants remain.
A gap in succession made way for George I of Hanover to refurbish Kensington Palace.
The current incarnation of Buckingham Palace is only a century or so old.
Brighton's Royal Pavilion was originally a beach house transformed into a wonder palace.
Britain's royal palaces are rich in untold history, incredible artworks, and many tales.
Kate Williams explores some of the more gruesome stories of Windsor Castle history.
Kate Williams tells scandalous and shocking stories of ancient palace history.