Monarchy is a Channel 4 British TV series, 2004-2006, by British academic David Starkey, charting the political and ideological history of the English monarchy from the Saxon period to modern times. The show also aired on PBS stations throughout the United States, courtesy of PBS-member station WNET. In Australia, all four seasons were broadcast on ABC1 from May 2005 onwards.
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Quick facts
First Aired
2004
Seasons
4
Episodes
17
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.8/10
Votes
12
Genre
Documentary
Status
Returning Series
Network
Channel 4
Language
EN
Seasons
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S01E01
A Nation State
Oct 18, 200460 min
In episode one, Dr Starkey begins his history of the British monarchy in the violence and chaos of the dark ages. There, from a legendary world occupied by dragons and monsters, a …
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S01E02
Ængla Land
Oct 25, 200460 min
In episode two of Monarchy Dr. Starkey chronicles the stormy path of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England, the world's first nation state. He tells how, assailed by blitzkrieg from t…
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S01E03
Conquest
Nov 1, 200460 min
From the devastation of the initial Norman conquest, through the intrigues and murder of King William II, to the civil war in the reign of King Stephen, 'when God and his angels sl…
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S01E04
Dynasty
Nov 8, 200460 min
In this stirring program, Dr David Starkey profiles a mediaeval superstar, King Henry II of England, whose dominion stretched from the moors of Scotland to the foothills of the Pyr…
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S01E05
A United Kingdom
Nov 15, 200460 min
In this episode Dr. Starkey explores a century which saw three Edwards reign: father, son and grandson. Edward I took the image and might of the English monarchy to new heights. He…
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S01E06
Death of a Dynasty
Nov 22, 200460 min
In this final episode, Dr. Starkey takes up the story of Shakespeare's kings: Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI.
It starts with the usurpation and murder of Richard II an…