1974

S1.E1 ∙ The Little Scottish Queen

Thu, Sep 26, 1974

First episode in the series takes a look at the childhood of Mary Stuart, a young princess who later became the ill-fated Mary, Queen of Scots. Magnus Magnusson tells her story, starting when she became Queen of Scotland at the tender age of six days old.

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S1.E2 ∙ The King of Rome

Thu, Oct 03, 1974

The King of Rome tells the story of Napoleon Bonaparte Jr, son of the French Emperor Napoleon, and who briefly ruled France as Napoleon II. Magnus Magnusson looks at his short, troubled life.

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S1.E3 ∙ The Prince in a Cage

Thu, Oct 17, 1974

Prince in a Cage tells the story of Prince Mahmud, later Mahmud II, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who brought reform in later life, but his early years were chaotic, if not life-threatening, starting when he was secluded by tradition.

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S1.E4 ∙ Prince Leopold's Niece

Thu, Oct 24, 1974

The story of Princess Charlotte of Wales, only child of King George IV, and destined to follow her father as the monarch of Britain one day and rule for years to come...but life and fate had other ideas in store.

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S1.E5 ∙ The Only Son

Thu, Oct 31, 1974

Magnus Magnusson tells the tragic story of Tsarevich Alexei (here called Alexis), heir apparent to the Russian throne, but beset with serious health problems and the additional misfortune of living through the tumultuous Russian Revolution.

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S1.E6 ∙ The Farmer's Son

Thu, Nov 07, 1974

A look at the life of Tenzin Gyatso, a Tibetan farmer's son who became the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of his people and more, at the age of 4 in 1940. His Holiness personally takes up the story of his turbulent life since.

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