Monarchy

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  • Channel 4
  • Documentary History

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The Return of the King
Episode overview
Looks at the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, and the reign of Charles II.
3x2
The Glorious Revolution
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Looks at the events of 1688 and its aftermath, when the unpopular Roman Catholic King James II was overthrown and his replacement with the protestant Stuart Mary and her husband William .. show full overview
3x3
Rule Britannia
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Looks at the end of the reign of William and Mary, and the changing relationship between Crown and Parliament, and that of Anne and the union with Scotland in 1707 which saw the emergence of Great Britain and how it grew in power.
3x4
Empire
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Looks at the selection and crowning of George I as British monarch in 1714, and the events of his reign and also those of George II and George III. Considers how the breakdown in the .. show full overview
3x5
Survival
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When, in 1789, the Bastille prison in Paris was stormed and the French Revolution began, few in Britain - least of all King George III, who was recovering from one of his bouts of madness - thought that it would lead to a cataclysmic war with France.

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