Lucy Worsley延续了她在BBC四台大受欢迎的历史节目，继“英国历史上的弥天大谎”之后，在2019年推出三集“美国历史上的弥天大谎”，解构美国历史上的三个神话——美国革命、内战和冷战。

桑德拉（玛丽·阿斯特 Mary Astor 饰）虽然已有家室，却深深的爱上了皮特（乔治·布伦特 George Brent 饰），最终，两人决定抛弃所有的一切私奔。虽然他们得以过上了朝夕相处的日子，但桑德拉的婚姻始终是两人关系里的一根刺。当桑德拉怀上了皮特的孩子后，皮特却转而同自己的未婚妻玛姬（贝蒂·戴维斯 Bette Davis 饰）结婚了，这让桑德拉非常的愤怒和震惊。 　　皮特所搭乘的飞机遭遇了空难，皮特下落不明，于是，玛姬决定给桑德拉一笔钱，让她把肚子里的孩子打掉。可就在两个女人争得不可开交之时，皮特竟然奇迹般的再度现身，让本来就难解的闹剧更加复杂了起来。

Lucy Worsley explores how the history of three of Britain's founding national events are in fact carefully crafted mythologies. The Wars of the Roses, the Glorious Revolution and the creation of the British Raj are all revealed as carefully-constructed narratives created by the victors at the time and embellished by historians, novelists and film-makers ever since.

Lucy Worsley explores how the history of three of Britain's founding national events are in fact carefully crafted mythologies. The Wars of the Roses, the Glorious Revolution and the creation of the British Raj are all revealed as carefully-constructed narratives created by the victors at the time and embellished by historians, novelists and film-makers ever since.

Lucy Worsley explores some of the myths and fibs swirling around the French Revolution of 1789 and the uprising that brought down the french royal family. This violent revolution became the blueprint of many future revolutions across the world.

Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the English Reformation, the attack of the Spanish Armada and Queen Anne's forgotten legacy.

Lucy Worsley explores some of the myths and fibs swirling around the French Revolution of 1789 and the uprising that brought down the french royal family. This violent revolution became the blueprint of many future revolutions across the world.

Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the English Reformation, the attack of the Spanish Armada and Queen Anne's forgotten legacy.

主持人露西表达了她的看法：历史是敌对双方观点的交织，是对真相的蓄意操纵，有时还是赤裸裸的谎言。 为了论述美国历史的这一属性，本片总共分为三集，分别从美国独立战争、南北战争和霸主地位三个方面，对美国所构建的国家神话，进行了逐一拆解。这部揭秘纪录片揭示了世界上最强大的国家之一背后的混杂信息、谎言和扭曲的故事。

우리 역사의 커다란 물줄기가 바뀐 결정적인 하루가 흥미진진한 이야기로 전개된다! 역사가 움직인 터닝 포인트인 '결정적 하루'를 입체적으로 구성하는 교양과 재미가 있는 인포테인먼트 프로그램