Presented by renowned historian david starkey, this epic new bbc series reveals how british kings and queens shaped the story of the nation's music as patrons and tastemakers, and even as composers and performers.it uncovers the role of the crown in the careers of our greatest composers from purcell and handel to parry and elgar and features exclusive performances of the nation's favourite music, in the historic locations where the monarchy first enjoyed it from westminster abbey and king's college cambridge to buckingham palace. This is the music of ceremony, pageantry, and power music composed for coronations and jubilees, thanksgiving and political expediency.special featuresland of hope and gloryadditional musical performancesextended musicdavid starkey biographysubtitles