Uncover the truth behind Netflix's The Crown with this guide separating royal fact from dramatic fiction.

For six seasons, royal watchers across the globe have been hooked on Netflix’s smash-hit factual drama, The Crown. Over sixty episodes, multiple casts and headline-grabbing storylines, The Crown has promised to throw open the closed doors of Britain’s palaces to reveal the deepest secrets of the House of Windsor. From the last days of George VI to the accession of Queen Elizabeth II and into the twenty-first century, it has told the story of the monarchy in an ever-changing and turbulent world.

The Royal Family vs 'The Crown' turns the spotlight on the glittering Netflix series and lays bare what’s fact and what is very definitely fiction. Season by season, episode by episode, The Royal Family vs 'The Crown' digs deep into history to examine the plots, the trivia and the characters who have stepped out of the throne room and into the living room, telling the real stories behind the drama that has thrilled and scandalised audiences worldwide. From the abdication of a king to Princess Diana's infamous Panorama interview, the marriage of Charles and Camilla and everything in between, this is your indispensable guide to the true stories behind the streaming phenomenon.

• Cover
• Dedication
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Image Credits
• Behind The Crown
• SEASONS 1 AND 2 NOTABLE CAST
  • Season 1
    • 1.1 Wolferton Splash
    • 1.2 Hyde Park Corner
    • 1.3 Windsor
    • 1.4 Act of God
    • 1.5 Smoke and Mirrors
    • 1.6 Gelignite
    • 1.7 Scientia Potentia Est
    • 1.8 Pride & Joy
    • 1.9 Assassins
    • 1.10 Gloriana
  • Season 2
    • 2.1 Misadventure
    • 2.2 A Company of Men
    • 2.3 Lisbon
    • 2.4 Beryl
    • 2.5 Marionettes
    • 2.6 Vergangenheit
    • 2.7 Matrimonium
    • 2.8 Dear Mrs Kennedy
    • 2.9 Paterfamilias
    • 2.10 Mystery Man
• SEASONS 3 AND 4 NOTABLE CAST
  • Season 3
    • 3.1 Olding
    • 3.2 Margaretology
    • 3.3 Aberfan
    • 3.4 Bubbikins
    • 3.5 Coup
    • 3.6 Tywysog Cymru
    • 3.7 Moondust
    • 3.8 Dangling Man
    • 3.9 Imbroglio
    • 3.10 Cri de Coeur
  • Season 4
    • 4.1 Gold Stick
    • 4.2 The Balmoral Test
    • 4.3 Fairytale
    • 4.4 Favourites
    • 4.5 Fagan
    • 4.6 Terra Nullius
    • 4.7 The Hereditary Principle
    • 4.8 48 : 1
    • 4.9 Avalanche
    • 4.10 War
• SEASONS 5 AND 6 NOTABLE CAST
  • Season 5
    • 5.1 Queen Victoria Syndrome
    • 5.2 The System
    • 5.3 Mou Mou
    • 5.4 Annus Horribilis
    • 5.5 The Way Ahead
    • 5.6 Ipatiev House
    • 5.7 No Woman’s Land
    • 5.8 Gunpowder
    • 5.9 Couple 31
    • 5.10 Decommissioned
  • Season 6
    • 6.1 Persona Non Grata
    • 6.2 Two Photographs
    • 6.3 Dis-Moi Oui
    • 6.4 Aftermath
    • 6.5 Willsmania
    • 6.6 Ruritania
    • 6.7 Alma Mater
    • 6.8 Ritz
    • 6.9 Hope Street
    • 6.10 Sleep Dearie Sleep
• Selected Bibliography
• Plates