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Forgotten Frontlines Royals: Keeping The Crown

Since the Allied victory of WWII, historians have ‘Royals: Keeping The Crown’ charts the rise, fall, and
chronicled the heroism and plight of ground troops, rebranding of royal families across the globe. From
navy and airmen – their wins, their losses, their the murder of the Romanov family in 1918 to Prince
sacrifices and victories. These stories defined the Harry’s marriage to the American actress Meghan
greatest generation, but it’s not the whole story. Markle in 2018. This six-part series assesses the impact
From conspiracies to covert ops, some pieces of the of world wars, communism, commerce, the tabloid
narrative seem to have slipped through the cracks press and the cult of celebrity on royalty over the
of our collective memory. In this series, we will fill last 100 years. At the start of the century, there were
in the gaps between those well-known and well 53 royal families, today that number has more than
documented events, bringing to life the war efforts halved to 25: a fascinating network of kings, queens,
you’ve never heard of to reveal the truth behind sultans and emperors. Only those who could adapt
WWII’s forgotten frontlines. would survive.

Genre: History Genre: History
Format: 6 x 60’ / 4K / 2022 Format: 6 x 60’ / HD / 2021
Credits: Go Button Media Credits: WMR / CuriosityStream / OTF Studios

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