Children of George III | Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History
Lucy Worsley investigates the lives of the children of George III through items of their clothing.
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- Clip length: 2'01''
- Broadcast year: 2013
Curriculum Connection
- History | Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain c.1000 to 2014 | Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain c.1000 to 2014 | c.1485-c.1800
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- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History
- Episode: Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians
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