The Favorite
Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Lucy takes us to Hampton Court Palace in England where Queen Anne lived.
Lucy takes us to Hampton Court Palace where Queen Anne lived. She gives us an insight into what life was like at the palace. Queen Anne was extremely ill and shy and kept herself to herself mainly in the company of her ladies. We also learn how powerful and influential her “favorite," Sarah Churchill, was and how she controlled access to the queen.
The Favorite
Clip: Episode 2 | 3m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Lucy takes us to Hampton Court Palace where Queen Anne lived. She gives us an insight into what life was like at the palace. Queen Anne was extremely ill and shy and kept herself to herself mainly in the company of her ladies. We also learn how powerful and influential her “favorite," Sarah Churchill, was and how she controlled access to the queen.
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