Cleopatra – the fury over her ethnicity
The Netflix drama series Queen Cleopatra has caused a storm over the casting of a black actor but people to need calm down over Cleo’s alleged ethnicity
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The 1990s mania for outing gay men!
From 1990, there was a mania in the LGBT community for outing high profile gay men in politics, business, and entertainment. Why?
LGBT people arrested in 19th century London
In 1810, a group of 27 LGBT men were arrested at a pub called The White Swan in London and two of them were subsequently hanged
Diamond Jubilee 1897 – amazing images!
In 1897, Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee and TV historian Tony McMahon shares some incredible images from his archive
King George IV’s Controversial Funeral: A Royal Disgrace
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
Uncovering England’s Lost Royal Palaces
TV historian Tony McMahon goes on the hunt for England’s lost royal palaces from Nonsuch Palace to Kennington Palace
Unmasking Royal Traditions: A Modern Invention
Is much of the tradition that surrounds the British Royal Family invented in surprisingly recent times? TV historian Tony McMahon suspects so.
Was Tutankhamun buried in the tomb of a queen?
Some believe that the tomb of Tutankhamun was intended for a royal queen hence the feminine imagery that abounds within
Queen Victoria – the eight assassination attempts
Queen Victoria was subjected to eight assassination attempts in her life though incredibly survived them all as Tony McMahon discovers.
Elizabeth I – why was she a Virgin Queen?
Elizabeth the First projected an image of being the Virgin Queen but was it true or clever propaganda as Tony McMahon investigates