Aristocrats (1999) Episode 1(6), Part 6/6

A true story, the drama is set amongst the most well to do families of the 18th century England and in particular the five Lennox sisters (who just happen to be the great great grand-daughters of Charles II) who blaze a trail across the era in a search for both love and happiness.

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Entertainment

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• Aristocrats
• BBC
• Jodhi May
• Serena Gordon
• Alun Armstrong
• Ben Daniels
• Diane Fletcher

[singerinwhite]

Mercury sulfide @ 1:43?! Wowwwwwww...they really knew nothing of medicine back then...

[acerb45666555]

i like the father. always cheerful and happy almost all the time!.........except for the Fox situation!!

[Sapphirekatgirl2]

@parisgala88 I think they used humans as guinea pigs as they do today.

[QueenOfFlyingHearts]

Vinegar. Hmmm. Extract of bulbs. Cringe.  And Mercury Sulfite. Aaaaaaaaahhh!

[parisgala88]

@Butterfly1Queen i know! a doctor at that time would've been more likely to kill you than cure you!

[Butterfly1Queen]

Mercury sulfide!!!!! oh my gosh! the medical profession back then gives me the shivers!!!!! How many countless died USELESSLY ?????? And then FINALLY a doctor with some sense! hahahaha Thank God for doctors like that or we wld have perished as a human race! hhahahahah

[Schaetzchen95]

2:09 that is the same "pond" as in TheTudors!

[Kadda1234]

It's so funy, he gives his daughters an excellent education for the time and especially considering that they aren't even firstborn males who were usually the noly ones to get one and then the father is surprised when the girls have their own opinions and aren't really meek about it.

[Sapphirekatgirl2]

I love their mother. She always looks like someone just farted.

[TheJbach]

Beautiful costumes!

[bocatsmom]

Gosh, that baby lives in spite of the barbaric medical treatment he received. Murcury? Really???