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10PM Monday 29 Dec 2008 More4
First Broadcast: 10PM Monday 29 Dec 2008 More4
Dr David Starkey concludes his epic story of our monarchy with a special programme on the history of the House of Windsor.
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MoreProfiling the mediaeval superstar, King Henry II of England, whose dominion stretched from the moors of Scotland to the foothills of the Pyrenees.
MoreAs the direction of English kingship takes a radical new turn with the invasion and imposition of Norman history, Dr Starkey follows the fortunes of both the invaders and the invaded.
MoreDr Starkey chronicles the stormy path of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England, the world's first nation state
MoreDr David Starkey begins his history of the British monarchy in the violence and chaos of the Dark Ages, telling the dramatic story of the creation of England and the triumph of an English…
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