the lady in the tower the fall of anne boleyn

Europe is littered with old thrones that have been lost to war, revolutions, and referendums. Kitty Kay meets the prince that’s hoping to change that. How can these divisive factors reconcile themselves heading into the future?Īlbania has no monarchy. As Katty Kay discovers in this intriguing documentary, while the monarchy is appreciated, Belgium’s brutal, colonial history is not. King Phillipe has been a stable presence in a country rife with division.

Katty Kay continues her deep dive into Europe’s monarchy and discovers that Norway’s royals are a mix of fierce tradition and bizarre modernity featuring shamans, ex-ravers and tabloid exposed scandals.īelgium’s king is beloved, but how can he stay separate from the nation’s brutal history? Belgium is a nation where, one politician quipped, the only uniting elements are football, beer and the king. Yet King Harald is loved by nearly all, par tly due to a lifetime of perceived good behavior. Norway has no aristocracy, no minor royals and hardly even any private school system. In Norway, Katty Kay discovers a modest monarchy with a distinctly wild, scandalous edge. But occasional regal scandals can still shock the nation.

Numbers are kept low and the Queen regularly mingles with her subjects. Regalia and ceremony are rarely witnessed, royal family How do they do it? In this insightful documentary, Katty Kay heads to Copenhagen and discovers a monarchy with no pretensions. How does the Danish monarchy stay so popular and relevant in the modern era? In egalitarian Denmark, the royal family still enjoys enormous popularity.

The lady in the tower the fall of anne boleyn