In an ambitious, ground-breaking approach to drama and history, historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII’s Six Wives. Combining drama written by Chloe Moss with Lucy’s own contemporary historical comment, Lucy will move seamlessly from the present to the past, appearing as a range of silent servants: a maid, midwife or nurse maid. As the drama plays out, Lucy eavesdrops on the events in the Royal Court and reports back.
Closely knit and often related to each other, the Tudor court was made up of a small group of powerful families all vying for influence and power over each other. While it was a world run by men, and the King had ultimate power, each Queen (as well as their ladies in waiting) found their own unique methods of exerting influence. For the first time, it is these women’s stories that Lucy wants to uncover, witness and explore, as well as offering a very new lens on Henry himself.

What could be more natural than romance, finding the perfect partner and falling in love? In fact every ingredient in this scenario, so beloved of romantics everywhere, had to be invented. In this three-part series Lucy Worsley will delve into the history of romance to uncover the forces shaping our very British happily ever after. The series will reveal how even our most intimate thoughts and feelings have been affected by social, political and cultural ideas.

历史学家 露西·沃斯利博士将给我们带来一段距今已经200年的英国历史--那段最具爆发性，最具创造性的年代--摄政时代。一幅生动的画面展现在眼前：一个颓废堕落的王子--臭名昭著的摄政王掌控下的优雅颓废时代。他对美色，美食，声色犬马之道沉迷至深，以此成为了一代传奇人物...也正是这个人，重塑了伦敦城，开拓了举世闻名的摄政街，通过对艺术和设计的大力支持，把摄政时代打造成为英伦风尚的缩影...
第一集：不加掩饰--王子的画像
露西·沃斯利博士带领我们领略摄政时代的初期，当时的英国在1815年战胜拿破仑，一时风光无限；我们还将一起探索摄政王扭曲复杂的个人性格。他对美色，美食，声色犬马之道沉迷至深，以此成为了一代传奇人物...
第二集：摄政时代风格大发展
露西·沃斯利博士将给大家展示滑铁卢之战后的英国，这个趾高气昂的新兴国家想要在世人眼中树立何种形象，它又是如何在建筑设计中体现出这种气质的...同样，依然是摄政王引领风尚大旗。他变得越来越胖，爬不了楼梯，也走不了路，建筑就成为了他创造力的出口：最具表现力的就是位于布赖顿的皇家行宫。这座行宫在他做摄政王初期，仅仅是一座新古典主义的优雅别墅，但是，与建筑师约翰·纳什共事之后，乔治在1815年之后，把这座别墅建造成为一座令人震惊的皇家宫殿。在这座宫殿中，露西对摄政王的品味有了更多的了解，也发现了他与他的厨子之间的共同点...
第三集：多数派和少数派--分裂的十年
露西·沃斯利博士仔细研究了摄政王骄奢淫逸带来的反作用，他所代表的精英阶层与大众的嫌隙。在乔治作为摄政王统治的末期，英国的革命一触即发...在这一刻，舆论的力量--也就是激进的作品和演讲，挑战了国家的司法权。诗人雪莱和他的妻子玛丽公开支持革命者，玛丽的著名小说《科学怪人》表现的正是这种恐惧，这种被不可控制的新工业世界围绕着的恐惧。