It’s the year 1936. A king who is about to be crowned abdicates. Officially it’s because he’s having a steamy affair with an American divorcee that scandalises the British establishment. Unofficially it’s widely known in elite circles that this American and the new king have Nazi sympathies. When he does relinquish the throne, British fascists…
King Charles III has waited a long time for his coronation and the road has not been smooth as Tony McMahon discovers
Great news – I’m back in a new series of Secrets of the Royal Palaces on Channel 5 that will begin on January 7 2023 at 20:30GMT. If you’re outside of the United Kingdom, you will have to wait sadly or find a way to download it online. But don’t miss out on some great…
TV historian Tony McMahon remembers the night of the death of Princess Diana through newspapers he kept for 25 years
TV historian Tony McMahon visits Hampton Court Palace built by Henry VIII and now owned by the new King Charles III
In 1897, Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee and TV historian Tony McMahon shares some incredible images from his archive
TV historian Tony McMahon has been looking at the cost and logistics that were involved in the 1901 funeral of Queen Victoria
The funeral of King George III was chaotic and a complete contrast to that of his descendant Queen Elizabeth II as Tony McMahon discovers
TV historian Tony McMahon discovers that a royal funeral is not always a dignified and sorrowful event – take the funeral of King George IV for example
TV historian Tony McMahon goes on the hunt for England’s lost royal palaces from Nonsuch Palace to Kennington Palace