{"id":9200,"date":"2020-04-14T13:17:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T18:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=9200"},"modified":"2020-04-14T13:17:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T18:17:01","slug":"smithsonian-channeltm-uncovers-the-illicit-affairs-and-secret-scandals-hidden-in-the-private-lives-of-the-monarchs-new-episodes-start-monday-may-18-at-9pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/14\/smithsonian-channeltm-uncovers-the-illicit-affairs-and-secret-scandals-hidden-in-the-private-lives-of-the-monarchs-new-episodes-start-monday-may-18-at-9pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Smithsonian Channel(TM) Uncovers the Illicit Affairs and Secret Scandals Hidden in the &#8220;Private Lives of the Monarchs&#8221; New Episodes Start Monday, May 18 at 9PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9194\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/private-lives-of-the-monarchs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/private-lives-of-the-monarchs.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/private-lives-of-the-monarchs-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/private-lives-of-the-monarchs-260x182.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/private-lives-of-the-monarchs-160x112.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nHistorian Tracy Borman returns to host the second season of PRIVATE LIVES OF THE MONARCHS, giving viewers an inside look into more discreet dealings and hidden love affairs of the most controversial figures of European royalty. From the glamorized and sometimes shocking life of Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s sister, Princess Margaret, to the enigmatic Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, the new season unveils some of the more sordid events in royal lives that didn&#8217;t make it into history books. PRIVATE LIVES OF THE MONARCHS returns Monday, May 18 at 9PM ET\/PT on Smithsonian Channel.<\/p>\n<p>The season premiere, NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, examines the life of one of France&#8217;s self-appointed emperor, a man who started with nothing, acquired everything, and lost it all again. Join Borman as she traces the life of this first Emperor of France, a workaholic and military genius of vaulting ambition who had a stunning rise and fall from power. To understand Napoleon the man, Borman visits the palaces from where he ran his empire, uncovering his private relationships and string of affairs, and reveals how the &#8220;man of destiny&#8221; coped with humiliating defeat.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2731146390\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Subsequent episodes of PRIVATE LIVES OF THE MONARCHS are:<\/p>\n<p>EDWARD VIII<\/p>\n<p>Premieres Monday, May 25 at 9PM<\/p>\n<p>A monarch who sat on the throne for less than a year, Edward VIII is forever remembered as a man who brought about one of the greatest crises in modern British history. Known for his affair and marriage to American divorc\u00e9e Wallis Simpson, abdication of the throne and rumored friendship with Adolf Hitler, Borman goes behind the royal pomp and pageantry to reveal the private life of Edward VIII, before, during, and after his abdication.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3584568509\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>PRINCESS MARGARET<\/p>\n<p>Premieres Monday, June 1 at 9PM<\/p>\n<p>Princess Margaret, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, was a fashion icon, a drinker, a smoker and someone who completely broke the royal mold. 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