In 1785, Prince George – future King George IV – secretly married Maria Fitzherbert, a twice-widowed Catholic. But the marriage was illegal. Why did he hide it from the King and Parliament? Join Lucy
Worsley as she uncovers how this forbidden union nearly triggered a royal crisis that could have changed the course of British history.
This clip is from Royal History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley (2020). Watch on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000fj9f/royal-historys-biggest-fibs-with-lucy-worsley
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