David Starkey - Monarchy Series 3

Synopsis

David Starkey’s third series examining the relationship of the English Monarchy with the people, laws, and land throughout history.

Programme 1. THE RETURN OF THE KING. Starting in 1660 with the return from exile of King Charles II. By aligning his throne with Catholic France and Protestant Parliament, Charles’s reign restored the authority of the English crown and laid the foundation of the world’s first modern state.

2. THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION: Looking at the "Bloodless Revolution" of 1688, the Parliament-devised plot to overthrow England’s last Roman Catholic King, James II, and replace him with his Dutch Protestant son-in-law William of Orange.

3. RULE BRITANNIA: In just 25 years after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, England was transformed from an insignificant minor state to the greatest power in Europe. Along the way she became known under a new name to match her swelling status: Great Britain.

4. EMPIRE: In 1714, an obscure German Prince was crowned King George I of Great Britain, signalling the beginning of a new political era that saw the rise of the new role of Prime Minister, and established the pattern of political modernity we are familiar with today.

5. SURVIVAL: When, in 1789, the Bastille prison in Paris was stormed and the French Revolution began, few in Britain - least of all King George III, who was recovering from one of his bouts of madness - thought that it would lead to a cataclysmic war with France.

NB Also available free on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/show?p=BYWITon8EpU&s=3

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2006

Year of production

2005

Notes

Broadcast in 5 weekly parts on Channel 4 beginning 13/11/2006

Subjects

History

Keywords

history of England; monarchy

Online availability

URI

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

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed

Credits

Contributor

David Starkey

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£19.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

300 minutes

Year

2007

Production Company

Name

Granada

Distributor

Name

4DVD

Web

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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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Name

YouTube

Web

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