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Tales from the Royal Bedchamber

Tales from the Royal Bedchamber

Historian Lucy Worsley clambers into bed with a number of British monarchs to uncover the truth surrounding the infamous royal bedchamber. She reveals that our obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new and that, once upon a time, the royal bed was a public place. The rise and fall of the royals’ magnificent beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy itself.

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