Dan Snow's History Hit· Folge 1760

Royal Siblings, Scandals and Crises

Freitag, 20. Februar 2026 · 28 min

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<p>The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew (who denies any wrongdoing and is innocent until proven guilty), has encouraged news outlets to look at the precedent of royals falling foul of the law. Many have referred to the trial and execution of Charles I over 350 years ago as the last British royal to be arrested, but that isn't technically the case...in this bonus episode, Dan gives a potted history of the many times royals - princes in particular - have found themselves in trouble with the law and with their monarch siblings. From the rivalries of the Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings to the scandals of the Plantagenets and the Georgians, this is a tumultuous account of Britain's monarchy through the ages. </p><br><p>Written by Dan Snow, produced by Mariana Des Forges and edited by Dougal Patmore.</p><br><p>Dan Snow's History Hit is now available on YouTube! Check it out at: <a href="youtube.com/@DSHHPodcast"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/@DSHHPodcast</a></p>&l… up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&… can also email the podcast directly at <a href="mailto:ds.hh@historyhit.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ds.hh@historyhit.com</a>.</p>

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