The Private Lives of The Monarchs

The story behind not one but two of royal history's most infamous private lives which are forever intertwined; the tragic 'mad' King George III and his son the Prince Regent. They could hardly have been more different as men and the two hated each other.

If ever the image of a monarch was fixed in the public imagination, it's that of Queen Victoria. She gave her name to an age not readily associated with fun and laughter. In this episode Tracy explores two of the most important relationships in her private life.

King Charles II was not one for serious conversation and hated the business of state, but eventually his amorous exploits began to have a seriously bad effect on his day job.

It's off to France now to the magnificent Palace of Versailles - the extraordinary testimony to the reign of Louis XIV, the self-styled Sun King, who ruled at the height of French power for an incredible 72 years.

Tracy looks at how a man capable of great tenderness and love was also given to breath-taking bouts of heartlessness and cruelty; Henry the VIII.