Death of a Dynasty Monarchy by David Starkey : Season 1 Episode 6
Channel 4 1h 00m int(0)
Aired: November 22nd, 2004 @ 12:00 AM EST on Channel 4
In this final episode, Dr. Starkey takes up the story of Shakespeare's kings: Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI. It starts with the usurpation and murder of Richard II and ends in a bloody civil war in which the English royal house tears itself apart. The last medieval kings see the institution of the monarchy reach a crisis point in which its future seems far from certain.