This episode explores World War II and the optimistic years that followed it, including Elizabeth's first solo public engagement as a royal in April 1943 and her large-scale 1950s Commonwealth tour

This episode examines the 1960s, exploring the changing role of the Windsors' relationship to the Commonwealth and the political upheaval in the world

This episode examines the 1970s and 1980s, opening as the world is in the grip of the Cold War, and Elizabeth II makes her first visit to a communist country.