Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things

Expert history with a wicked twist: Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things is the podcast that goes behind palace doors and beyond the balcony smiles, to uncover the stories that the history books have politely skipped.

Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things reveals the schemers, lovers, plotters and even the pets who’ve made the British monarchy the world’s longest-running reality show.

Hosts, Royal biographers Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams trace how power, passion and paranoia have shaped every crown. There are queens who ruled better than their husbands, and princes who partied harder than their people. We meet saints, sinners and those hovering somewhere in between – from the man formerly known as Prince Andrew to the less-vilified Richard III.

Sometimes we get reflective: how monarchy survives scandal, how image-making began long before Instagram, and why royal women have always been the best crisis managers in the room. Other times we’re just here for the gossip: who wore what, who slept where, and who accidentally started a war over breakfast.

Think of it as history with its crown slightly askew. If you like your royal stories with equal parts grandeur and chaos, step into the world of Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things because behind every coronation lies a cover-up, behind every portrait a scandal, and behind every great monarch… a very patient servant wondering how to get the blood out of the carpet.

New episodes out every MONDAY, wherever you get your podcasts.

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Episoder(102)

Terror at the Palace - Part 2

Which Royal defiantly stood up to an armed attacker outside Buckingham Palace? Listen to find out!In the second of three extraordinary episodes, Royal historians Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Will...

14 Mai 202525min

Terror at the Palace - Part 1

What’s it like being a Royal living in constant fear of assassination and kidnap? Listen to find out!In the first of three episodes, Royal historians Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams reveal ...

7 Mai 202525min

Royal House Guests from Hell - Part 2

Which visitor to Buckingham Palace caused Queen Elizabeth II to be angrier than anyone had ever seen her before? Listen to find out!In the second of two episodes, Royal historians Robert Hardman and P...

30 Apr 202524min

Royal House Guests from Hell - Part 1

Who was the worst house guest at Buckingham Palace? Listen to find out!In the first of two episodes, Royal historians Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams look through the visitors book for Buc...

23 Apr 202524min

Worst Royal Wedding Nights

The shocking truth about royal ‘bedding ceremonies’. Listen to find out!Royal historians Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams look at how royals throughout history have had their intimate bedroo...

16 Apr 202524min

The Whip and Royal Education

Are British royals raised through tough love and tales of chivalry? Listen to find out!Royal historians Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams look at the extraordinary schooling of royals through...

9 Apr 202528min

Do Royals Have Magic Powers?

Do British Queens and Kings have the power to cure illness through their ‘Royal Touch’. Listen to the Daily Mail’s new season of Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things to find out!Royal historians Robert ...

2 Apr 202528min

Bonus Episode: Edward VII's Sex Chair

Robert and Kate are back with a dastardly Bonus Episode in which they are asking one of history's most pressing questions: did Queen Victoria's son have TWO thrones? Edward VII was famed for his lurid...

13 Jan 202518min