Synopsis
How did George's mental illness change Britain? Lucy Worsley uncovers Royal papers and explores how the attempt on his life by a mentally ill subject changed psychiatry forever.
- Programme: Lucy Worsley Investigates
- Series: 1
- Episode: 4: Madness of King George
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2022
- History
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