Simon Thurley, former chief of English Heritage and leading architectural historian, tells us the story of the Stuart dynasty – a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years – through an array of magnificent buildings that span Europe. From Charles II’s Turkish Baths in Whitehall, where he seduced his mistresses, to James I’s extraordinary Newmarket ‘housing estate’ he gives a fascinating insight into the everyday life of the monarchy through the buildings in which they lived.

This is a pre-recorded event which will be available from 9am on 25 September to 9pm on 31 January 2022.