How the Tudors Lost Their Heads (2026)

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Historians Dan Snow and Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigate the lives and deaths of some of Tudor England's most fascinating figures, including Anne Boleyn, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Perkin Warbeck, who claimed to be one of the famed Princes in the Tower.

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Director: Ashley Morris
Status: Returning Series
First aired: Sep 6, 2026
Network: National Geographic
Studio: History Hit, Little Dot Studios

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5 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Suzannah Lipscomb

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Dan Snow

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20261 Season

Documentary

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Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

Where to watch

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Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs Sep 6, 2026 · 44m
Mary, Queen of Scots
For centuries, Mary, Queen of Scots has been cast as impulsive and self-destructive. Now, through new evidence and rare access, Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Snow uncover deeper layers to this most famous historical figure; a queen who confronted violence, adversity and cunning enemies, and who skillfully played a perilous political game to the end.
E2 · Airs Sep 13, 2026 · 45m
Perkin Warbeck & the Princes in the Tower
1491, Ireland. A young man claims to be Richard, Duke of York, one of the missing Princes in the Tower. Backed by European powers, he poses a serious threat to English king Henry VII. Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Snow reexamine the evidence behind one of history’s most persuasive pretenders. Was he, in fact, England’s rightful ruler?
E3 · Airs Sep 20, 2026 · 45m
Anne Boleyn
Executed on charges of adultery and treason, Anne Boleyn is often remembered as the ‘harlot’ who seduced Henry VIII into annulling his first marriage and forcing his country into religious turmoil. Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Snow explore evidence that reveals a different Anne, whose ideas transformed England and whose reputation deserves reassessing..
E4 · Airs Sep 27, 2026 · 44m
Earl of Essex – Fall of a Favourite
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, was Elizabeth I’s golden boy: a charming, reckless war hero. He stood at the Queen’s side as she rallied troops against the Spanish Armada. But just twelve years on, he was executed for leading a rebellion. Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Snow unpack Essex’s rapid rise and fall, and the court politics that sealed his fate.
E5 · Airs Oct 4, 2026 · 44m
John Dudley: The Wicked Duke
Known as the wicked duke, John Dudley mastered the perilous politics of the Tudor court and became the power behind King Edward VI. But Dudley’s attempt to secure the crown for his own daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, the ‘Nine Day Queen,’ sparked a succession crisis. This royal gamble brought Dudley to the height of power and then destroyed him.
E6 · Airs Oct 11, 2026 · 44m
Margaret Pole: The Last Plantagenet
Born royal, Margaret Pole lost her status and riches as a child. She fought back to win unprecedented power for a woman in Tudor times, even defying Henry VIII. But she became caught in a feud between the Catholic church and an increasingly paranoid king. Dan Snow and Suzannah Lipscomb investigate a brutal execution that shocked the nation.

Details

Director: Ashley Morris
Status: Returning Series
First aired: Sep 6, 2026
Network: National Geographic
Studio: History Hit, Little Dot Studios

Time to finish

5 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Suzannah Lipscomb

Presenter

Dan Snow

Presenter

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