The story of Britain's royal builders and collectors
Told by Huw Wheldon 3:
Charles I Charles I was the greatest patron of the arts to occupy the British throne. With paintings by Titian, Raphael, Caravaggio, and many other masters of the Italian Renaissance, Charles I enriched the Royal Collection. As patron of Inigo Jones he encouraged a new architecture two centuries in advance of its time. In Van Dyck he had a painter who reflected the majesty of his court, the tender relationships in his family and the exalted aloofness which helped lead to his execution.
A fascinating programme
(YORKSHIRE EVENING POST)
A lovely and colourful document
(DAILY EXPRESS)
Historical adviser j. H. PLUMB
Executive producer richard CAWSTON Producer MICHAEL GILL
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