The painted white face of Queen Elizabeth I: one of the most recognisable regal looks in history. But there was more to Elizabeth's makeup than meets the eye; including a tragic origin, a fragile vanity, and a poisonous irony that saw this attempt to look powerful being perhaps the very thing to rob the monarch of her strength... 

The painted white face of Queen Elizabeth I: one of the most recognisable regal looks in history. But there was more to Elizabeth's makeup than meets the eye; including a tragic origin, a fragile vanity, and a poisonous irony that saw this attempt to look powerful being perhaps the very thing to rob the monarch of her strength...

Royals often dominate headlines, but it’s always the usual suspects; the Queen, Diana, William, Harry or Andrew.

The juiciest stories are exchanged in the privy chamber and are rarely heard by the public.

Nine’s Royal Expert LJ Charleston looks Beyond the Royal Throne and brings the lesser-heard stories to life in this unique immersive podcast series.

Royals often dominate headlines, but it&rsquo;s always the usual suspects; the Queen, Diana, William, Harry or Andrew.
The juiciest stories are exchanged in the privy chamber and are rarely heard by the public.
Nine&rsquo;s Royal Expert LJ Charleston looks Beyond the Royal Throne and brings the lesser-heard stories to life in this unique immersive podcast series.

Beyond The Royal Throne

Behind Queen Elizabeth I's Makeup

Within the annals of royal love stories, that of King Edward the 8th and Wallis Simpson stands as maybe the greatest. After all, it was a love strong enough for Edward to give up his crown...

But some newly discovered evidence indicates perhaps this love story was not as great as we thought - evidence in the form of letters penned by Wallis herself, and addressed to the most unlikely of recipients. 

Within the annals of royal love stories, that of King Edward the 8th and Wallis Simpson stands as maybe the greatest. After all, it was a love strong enough for Edward to give up his crown...
But some newly discovered evidence indicates perhaps this love story was not as great as we thought - evidence in the form of letters penned by Wallis herself, and addressed to the most unlikely of recipients.&nbsp;

The Wallis Simpson Diaries

King Charles the second ruled England for 25 years. And in that time, he focused more on chasing women than he did on politics. He paraded a succession of mistresses in front of the public, as well as his wife Queen Catherine.

He was known as the Merry Monarch and he was known to be obsessed with sensuality. In this episode, LJ Charleston takes a look at the life of the one true Party King to see if he really lived up to his name. 

King Charles the second ruled England for 25 years. And in that time, he focused more on chasing women than he did on politics. He paraded a succession of mistresses in front of the public, as well as his wife Queen Catherine.
He was known as the Merry Monarch and he was known to be obsessed with sensuality. In this episode, LJ Charleston takes a look at the life of the one true Party King to see if he really lived up to his name.&nbsp;

King Charles II: The one true "Party King"

When we think of royals, we think of a life of luxury, prestige and opulence - but sustaining this existence was a workforce of hundreds, consisting of some far less enviable lives. People were employed purely to receive punishment, to throw themselves into harm's way, to leap to duty at just a moment's notice day or night, or even to do such strange things as kiss bedsheets or make the most foul fish soup you can imagine! It was all in a day's work for some of the worst jobs in royal history.

When we think of royals, we think of a life of luxury, prestige and opulence - but sustaining this existence was a workforce of hundreds, consisting of some far less enviable lives. People were employed purely to receive punishment, to throw themselves into harm's way, to leap to duty at just a moment's notice day or night, or even to do such strange things as kiss bedsheets or make the most foul fish soup you can imagine! It was all in a day's work for some of the worst jobs in royal history.

Behind Queen Elizabeth I's Makeup

Beyond The Royal Throne

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