The Royals: A History of Scandals

Wealth and Opulence (1x1)

Air date: Jan 30, 2023

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb looks at a history of royal scandal, exploring the roles the press, parliament and public have played over the centuries. The first episode focuses on stories of out-of-control spending, from Henry VIII's Field of Cloth of Gold to the extraordinary debt that George IV accrued