Synopsis
Lucy Worsley explores how the health of past monarchs has shaped the nation. She examines the medical histories of the Tudors and Stuarts.
- Programme: Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History
- Episode: 01: Tudors to Stuarts: From Gods to Men
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2013
- History
Licence: ERA Licence required
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