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Monarchy with David Starkey (2004)

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 (568 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
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Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

7.96 avg 17 episodes 7.8 → 7.0 52 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 49 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 43 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 39 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 37 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 36 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 37 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 39 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 35 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 35 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 36 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 33 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 33 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 28 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 28 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 26 votesEp 16: 7.8 · 22 votesEp 17: 7.0 · 12 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Nation State7.849
2Ængla Land8.043
3Conquest8.039
4Dynasty7.837
5A United Kingdom7.936
6Death of a Dynasty8.237
7The Crown Imperial8.339
8King and Emperor8.135
9The Shadow of The King8.335
10The Stuart Succession8.136
11Cromwell the King Killer7.933
12Return of the King8.133
13The Glorious Revolution7.828
14Rule Britannia8.128
15Empire8.126
16Survival7.822
17The House of Windsor7.012