Dr David Starkey reveals how the story of British music was shaped by its monarchy. In this first episode he begins with kings who were also composers - Henry V and Henry VIII - and the golden age of ...

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 uniquely English ...

TV historian David Starkey has been made a CBE by the Queen. The monarchy expert joked that she would be next on his list of documentary subjects when he picked up the award at Buckingham Palace. What ...