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Secret Life of… - Season 1

Series: Secret Life of…

(132)

Episodes

Rating

TV14

Year

2010

Language

English

Publisher

Cow Lamp Films

About

This provocative new biographical series dishes dirt on icons of the past and provides a rare glimpse into the world of the rich, famous, and scandalous. Its Entertainment Tonight meets Monty Python with rigorous historical research.

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Episodes

1. Henry VIII

48m

We know him as the king with a whack of palaces, a weight problem, and a penchant for killing off his wives. However, there is much more to Henry VIII than the old tyrant depicted in history books. Welcome to the Secret Life of Henry VIII.

2. Napoleon

48m

He alone was said to be worth 50,000 men on the battlefield. Such was the military genius of Napoleon Bonaparte. He ruled an empire with an empire-sized ego but was also a hopeless romantic. Welcome to the Secret Life of Napoleon.

3. Queen Elizabeth I

48m

She was the queen with the powdered white face, high forehead, and a wardrobe that made her the Lady Gaga of her era. Elizabeth I was also a passionate woman with a wicked temper and iron will. Welcome to the Secret Life of Elizabeth I.

4. Caligula

48m

His name means Little Boots, a bit too cute for the tyrant he was to become. The Roman Emperor Caligula was one nasty piece of work. His life was practically a manual on the making of a monster. Welcome to the Secret Life of Caligula.

5. Queen Victoria

48m

We think of Queen Victoria as the dry, weary matron in black who grumbles, "We are not amused," but in private life, Victoria was passionate, lively, full of surprises, and a sexual dynamo. Welcome to the Secret Life of Queen Victoria.

6. Alexander the Great

48m

He conquered the known world by age 25, and not only did Alexander the Great win more than 40 battles, he likely did so while intoxicated, riding bareback, and wearing skimpy battledress. Welcome to Secret Life of Alexander the Great.