The Worst Jobs in History

Season 2 Episode 2: The Worst Royal Jobs in History

Tony Robinson examines the history of employment opportunities in the royal court, including such roles as lance-maker, laundry woman, fireworker and hall boy. He also offers an insight into one of the worst posts - purple maker - in which the worker was given the task of creating purple items by extracting the colour created when shellfish rotted in urine.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

2

Episodes:

12

Cast:

Tony Robinson

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2004

Rating:

8.0