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First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Dr David Starkey's exploration of how the monarchy shaped Britain's music reaches the 18th century, which brought such patriotic classics as God Save the King. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
In the 17th century, religious conflict threatened not only the lives of musicians and monarchs, but the monarchy's future and the tradition of British music itself. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Dr David Starkey's exploration of how the monarchy shaped Britain's music concludes in the 19th and 20th centuries, when the crown rediscovered the power of pageantry. Show more
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First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Dr David Starkey reveals how the story of British music was shaped by its monarchy, beginning with kings who were also composers, Henry V and Henry VIII. Show more
