Monarchy with David Starkey

The Wars of the Roses and the birth of the Tudors.

In his unquenchable thirst for celebrity and tortuous quest for a male heir Henry VIII takes the English monarchy to new heights asserting power over the souls of his subjects as well as their bodies

Following the death of Henry VIII and the Act of Succession of 1543, which allowed all three of his children to rule. Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

With the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English royalty was at its zenith. Scotland and England became united under the Stuart King James I (VI of Scotland), but his son Charles I within a generation would throw the country into civil war.

The English Civil War is at its height and the monarchy - indisputable before the war - is under threat.