Monarchy with David Starkey (2004)

Name: Monarchy with David Starkey
Genre: Biography, Documentary, Drama
Rating: 8.1
Cast: David Starkey

Biography · Documentary · Drama

Monarchy is a Channel 4 British TV series, 2004-2006, by British academic David Starkey, charting the political and ideological history of the English monarchy from the Saxon period to modern times. The show also aired on PBS stations throughout the United States, courtesy of PBS-member station WNET. In Australia, all four seasons were broadcast on ABC1 from May 2005 onwards.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (572 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

David Starkey

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

7.96 avg 17 episodes 7.8 → 7.0 52 min avg

Bad finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Nation State	7.8	49
2	Ængla Land	8.0	43
3	Conquest	8.0	39
4	Dynasty	7.8	37
5	A United Kingdom	7.9	36
6	Death of a Dynasty	8.2	37
7	The Crown Imperial	8.3	39
8	King and Emperor	8.1	35
9	The Shadow of The King	8.3	35
10	The Stuart Succession	8.1	36
11	Cromwell the King Killer	7.9	33
12	Return of the King	8.1	33
13	The Glorious Revolution	7.9	28
14	Rule Britannia	8.0	28
15	Empire	8.1	26
16	Survival	7.8	22
17	The House of Windsor	7.0	12