David Starkey - Monarchy Series 1

Synopsis

The first series of Dr David Starkey’s programmes examining the British monarchy and its relationship with its subjects over the centuries. He begins in the Dark Ages with Alfred the Great and goes up to Henry VI.

NB The first three series are

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2007

Year of production

2004

Notes

Broadcast on Channel 4 beginning 18/10/2004

Subjects

History

Keywords

history of England; monarchy; Dark Ages

Online availability

URI

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/monarchy/4od

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed

Credits

Writer

David Starkey

Contributor

David Starkey

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£19.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

219 minutes

Year

2009

Sections

Title

Nation State, A

Synopsis

In the first programme in the series David Starkey begins his assessement of monarchy in the Dark Ages when Alfred the Great’s firm stand against the Viking invasions helped in the creation of England.

Duration

60 mins

Title

Aenga Land

Synopsis

In the second programme David Starkey explores the relationship between the people and their kings and queens from 400 to 1400 AD. He focuses on the Anglo-Saxons, the Germanic people who arrived in the fifth century, were ruled in the eleventh by King Canute and ultimately succumbed to William the Conqueror on the battlefield at Hastings in 1066.

Duration

60 mins

Title

Conquest

Synopsis

David Starkey examines the consequences for Normans and English alike following the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest. The events obviously had a major impact on the monarchy and Dr Starkey illuminates a turbulent era of English history which involved intrigue, murder and civil war.

Duration

60 mins

Title

Dynasty

Synopsis

David Starkey’s study of the British monarchy down the ages, viewing the tale as a crucial and sometimes violent dialogue between the rulers and the ruled. This programme focuses on King Henry II of England whose dominion extended from the Scottish moors to the Pyrenees of France, but whose reign was soured by his conflict with Archbishop Thomas Becket.

Duration

60 mins

Title

United Kingdom, A

Synopsis

David Starkey examines the rule of the Plantagenet kings of the 13th and 14th centuries, commencing with Edward I who dreamt of uniting England, Scotland and Wales into one kingdom. His son, Edward II, proved a disastrous ruler and the programme suggests that it fell to Edward III to restore the image and credibility of the English monarch.

Duration

60 mins

Title

Death of a Dynasty

Synopsis

Dr David Starkey continues his assessment of the British monarchy, the oldest surviving political institution in Europe. The first series comes to a close with the real story behind the reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI, all famously characterised in Shakespeare plays. Murder, civil war and a crisis of belief in the institution of monarchy feature in the tale of these medieval kings.

Duration

60 mins

Sponsor

Name

Channel Four Television

Phone

071-396 4444

Address

LONDON
SW1P 2TX

Distributor

Name

4DVD

Web

http://www.channel4.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7396 4444

Address

124 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2TX

Name

4OD

Web

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/4od External site opens in new window

 

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