Tracy Borman

Tracy Borman tells the story of the woman some claim brought down Anne Boleyn. Lady Rochford, Jane Boleyn.

A special one-off programme going behind the scenes of preparations for Christmas at the palace. Shows what it takes to bring the magnificent palace to life over the festive season, from cooking traditional Tudor recipes to harvesting mistletoe from the gardens. Joint Chief Curator Tracy Borman also explores royal Christmas traditions through the ages, including gifts from the past.

Xand Van Tulleken and Tracy Borman examine the plot to kill James I by blowing up the House of Lords when the king would be present for the State Opening of Parliament. They follow Robert Catesby and his co-conspirators as they assemble their gang to carry out the attack, revealing just how dangerous it was to smuggle two and a half tons of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords, and show how the assassination of so many people in Parliament was meant to be the beginning of an audacious coup to take over the country.

Anne has been celebrated and damned, seen as either schemer or a victim. Her sister Mary is less remembered and often dismissed as a fool. But what was the truth?

Lucy Worsley gets into bed with our past monarchs to uncover the Tales from the Royal Bedchamber. She reveals that our obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. In fact, the rise and fall of their magnificent beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy itself.

Tracy Borman and Jason Watkins explore the mystery of what happened to the two young princes that were brought to the Tower of London in 1483 by their uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester. A few weeks later, the two boys vanished without a trace. Jason treads the boards as Shakespeare's greatest villain, Richard III, to try to get inside his mind, while Tracy investigates the discovery of the bones of two children found at the Tower in the 1600s.

On the edge of London stands Hampton Court, one of Britain's biggest palaces and most popular tourist spots, attracting almost a million visitors every year. Spanning 750 acres of grounds, it boasts 1,300 rooms and 23 courtyards...along with a host of secrets and historic stories. This two-part special provides an exclusive and intimate look at life inside the court today for the people keeping Henry VIII's world alive in the modern age, and also explores what life was like in the palace where the private world of the Tudors began.

Pour beaucoup, l'héritage du roi Henri VIII commence et se termine par ses six épouses. Mais si son histoire conjugale est remarquable, ce n'est pas ce qui le définit. Les hommes qui l'ont entouré avant et pendant son règne de 37 ans en tant que roi d'Angleterre ont été tout aussi influents. Rejoignez l'animatrice Tracy Borman pour découvrir l'histoire du monarque britannique le plus célèbre et comment ses conseillers masculins, ses ministres, sa famille et ses amis ont modelé ses opinions, façonné son destin, souffert de son impitoyabilité et, en fin de compte, exploité sa vulnérabilité.

Tracy Borman reveals the intimate details of the monarchs, to find out what really went on in their private lives.

Dr Tracy Borman goes behind closed doors to reveal the private lives of six historical figures