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Episode 1
Episode number: 1
Overview: How the castle transformed from humble beginnings as a defensive tower to become the palace of one of the most indulgent monarchs in history - Henry VIII and then his daughter Elizabeth I.
Episode 2
Episode number: 2
Overview: Revealing Charles III's unusual fitness regime, George III's breakfast of choice, and what George IV brought to Windsor which had never been seen in Britain before.
Episode 3
Episode number: 3
Overview: Queen Victoria and husband Prince Albert move into the castle, dragging it into the 19th century by updating it. Plus: a Victorian facial fashion fad and a surprising castle tradition.
Episode 4
Episode number: 4
Overview: How Edward VII turned Windsor into his ultimate party palace, the love nest used by Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, and what a teenage Elizabeth II got up to during the Second World War.
Episode 5
Episode number: 5
Overview: Contrasting fortunes - from a young family moving in when Elizabeth II takes to the throne to 1992 when the Queen faces the nightmare of a devastating fire.