Synopsis
Lucy Worsley discusses the differences between painting depictions of the Stuarts and the Hanoverians.
- Programme: The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain
- Episode: One
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2014
- 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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