The Art of Monarchy Podcast
Will Gompertz enters the Royal Collection to examine some of the objects that have adorned, defined and described the story of a thousand years of the British monarchy.
Episodes to download
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Friend or Foe
Fri 10 Aug 2012
2/8 Will examines items from the Royal Collection that are associated with war.
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Legacy
Sat 31 Mar 2012
8/8 Will Gompertz examines how the monarchy has dealt with a series of dynastic crises.
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Empire and Commonwealth
Sat 24 Mar 2012
7/8 Will looks beyond Britain to see the monarchy as a global force.
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Progress
Sat 17 Mar 2012
6/8 Will explores the relationship the institution of the monarchy has had with change.
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The People
Sat 10 Mar 2012
5/8 The unspoken and unwritten contract that has existed between the rulers and the ruled.
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Magnificence
Sat 3 Mar 2012
4/8 How the monarchy expresses power with displays of wealth and status.
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Faith
Sat 25 Feb 2012
3/8 Will explores the monarch's relationship with the church through the centuries.
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Behind the Royal Image
Sat 11 Feb 2012
1/8 Will begins looks at some of the most personal royal images in the Royal Collection.
