The story of Britain's royal builders and collectors in nine programmes 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.
Definitely a series to watch.
(SUNDAY MIRROR)
A lovely and colourful document to match the Jubilee Year. (DAILY EXPRESS)
Historical adviser j. H. PLUMB Producer MICHAEL GILL
Director DAVID HEYCOCK
Book (same title), f 10.00, from bookshops