Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History

In this first episode, Lucy explores the medical histories of the Tudor and Stuart dynasties, beginning with the ascension of Henry VIII and tracing the changing fortunes of these two very different royal families up to the execution of Charles I.

Lucy takes a look at the medical histories of the later Stuarts, from the exile of James II and the succession of William and Mary to the beginnning of a new dynasty, the Hanoverians.

Lucy concludes her investigation into the medical histories of the royal family by taking a look at Queen Victoria and her descendants.