Opinionated historian David Starkey examines the history & legacy of the English monarchy in this six-part Channel 4 series, & asks what effect the monarchy has had on the expression of the individual, the Mother of Parliaments, Magna Carta & the law of Engl&. Among the kings featured in the series are Alfred the Great, Canute, Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror, Henry II, Richard Lionheart, Henry III & Henry VI. Episodes are: 'A Nation State', 'Ængla Land', ' Conquaet', ' Dynasty', 'A United Kingdom' & ' Death of a Dynasty'.