Series 1
4 episodes · 2024
This is the story of one of British history’s most dysfunctional royal dynasties: the Georgian Kings.
1George I: Luck and Loathing
When George I takes the British throne, his life is overshadowed by marital turmoil and father-son differences. However, he must navigate the social and political chaos the nation is experiencing after a period of civil war.
2George II: Warrior King
George II is famed for his military exploits. However, his biggest battles are with his family. The bitter conflict and psychological scars his father left on him tarnish his life and threaten the entire Hanoverian succession.
3George III: Mad or Misunderstood?
George III is the first Georgian King to be born in Britain. Patriotic and dutiful, during his life Britain will become the most powerful nation in the world; but his reign is rocked by revolution in the American colonies, and a litany of family scandals and losses.
4George IV: The Party King
Ruling for just ten short years George IV is the House of Hanover’s party prince. Talented and clever but shallow at heart, he dedicates his life to the pursuit of pleasure. Displaying a gargantuan appetite for wine and women, and racking up colossal debts, his life is synonymous with excess and decadence.
