All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Quest for an Heir

    • June 7, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    An intimate look behind the scenes at King Henry VIII's beloved royal palace on the Thames, which is now a popular tourist attraction. Cameras follow the palace warders as they reveal unique spaces such as the Great Hall built for Henry VIII, the gardeners as they maintain the 300-year-old historic maze and the spectacular gardens and grounds, and the grooms who look after Hampton Court's own team of rare shire horses.

  • S01E02 Death of the Queen

    • June 14, 2021
    • Smithsonian Channel

    It is time for the world famous Hampton Court hedge maze to get a trim, carried out by gardener Graham and his team. Plus, chief curator Tracy Borman visits Father Anthony, the chaplain of Hampton Court's Chapel Royal to enquire about a very special prayer book.