Frankie Boyle's Farewell to the Monarchy

Frankie Boyle's Farewell to the Monarchy

Frankie Boyle's Farewell to the Monarchy

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Frankie Boyle's Farewell to the Monarchy

2023

0h 47m

7.2(4 votes)

Documentary

Comedy

History

Overview

The comedian takes a look back at the darker side of the royal family's 1000-year history, and wonders how generations of land-grabbing, child-murdering, wife-beheading, slave-trading, misogyny, violence and empire-building have shaped our royal family today.

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Channel 4 Television

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Frankie Boyle

Self - Presenter

Frankie Boyle

Acting

Zana Cousins Greenwood

Self - Horseback Combat Expert

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Karl Greenwood

Self - Horseback Combat Expert

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Eleanor Janega

Self - Medieval Historian

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Guy Shrubsole

Self - Land Reform Activist

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Directing

Gregory Doran

Self - Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company

Gregory Doran

Acting

Turi King

Self - Professor of Genetics, Leicester University

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Writing

Dana Schwartz

Self - Author and Royal Podcaster

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Nicola Tallis

Self - Author & Historian

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Kevin Boys

Self - Blacksmith

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Kit Green

Self - Performance Artist

Kit Green

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Emma Dabiri

Self - Author and Broadcaster

Emma Dabiri

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Julia Laite

Self - Victorian Historian

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Kojo Koram

Self - Author

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