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Buckingham

Season 3 Episode 308 | 43m 27s

A look at the development of Buckingham Palace over the past 100 years, and hidden messages in the dress worn by the Duchess of Cambridge at the premiere of James Bond film No Time to Die. Kate Williams examines the dark secrets of Queen Isabella, jilted by her husband Edward II in favor of another man and consequently plotted his downfall.

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.
Versailles is one of the most enormous and impressive palaces in the world.
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.