Monarchy with David Starkey

In 1660, amid great pomp and celebration, Charles II returns from exile to assume the throne.

Outraged By James Iis Hamhanded Attempts To Promote Tolerance For His Fellow Catholics Parliament Invites His Daughter Mary And Her Dutch Husband William Of Orange To Invade England They Take The Throne Ushering In The Glorious Revolution

Under William and Mary and their successor, Anne, the nation transforms itself into Europe's greatest power and enjoys unprecedented financial prosperity.

George I and his two namesakes forge new relationships with Parliamentary leaders creating a dynamic that survives in British governance today

Weathering the antiroyalist storm breaking on the Continent Great Britain stands strong against the military might of Napoleon By the mid19th century Queen Victoria accedes to the throne reinventing the British monarchy as a stable yet progressive institution