Lucy debunks the foundation myth of the Tudors, revealing that they fabricated much of what we think we know about the "Wars of the Roses" to justify their positions and Shakespeare cemented those ideas as historical fact.
In 1688 Britain was invaded by a huge army led by a foreign prince who ousted the King and changed the course of British history. It has been portrayed as a bloodless and glorious revolution despite slaughter in Ireland and Scotland.
Lucy debunks myths regarding the Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire - India. From the 'black hole of Calcutta' to the Indian 'mutiny', she reveals how this chapter of British history is another carefully edited narrative full of fibs.
