Presented by renowned historian David Starkey, this epic new BBC series reveals how British Kings and Queens shaped the story of the nations 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 nations favourite music, in the historic locations where the monarchy first enjoyed it - from Westminster Abbey and Kings College Cambridge to Buckingham Palace. This is the music of ceremony, pageantry, and power; music composed for coronations and jubilees, thanksgiving and political expediency.