The David Starkey’s Music and Monarchy DVD is now available for pre-order from the Acorn Media online store.

To tie in with this release Acorn Media have five copies of David Starkey and Katie Greening's 'Music and Monarchy' book which accompanies the new BBC Series of the same name to give away at random to 5 lucky Acorn DVD customers who pre-order the DVD 'Music and Monarchy' (AV3092) from our website before Monday 5th August 2013.

Broadcast by the BBC and 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.

After more than a decade as the leading historian on Channel 4, fronting classic history series such as the 1998 Henry VIII documentary, David Starkey has moved over to the BBC for this new show.

He has seemingly enjoyed the switch to the BBC telling the Independent "Making this series has been a delight; it has forced me to see historical problems, familiar to me as a political historian, in a quite unexpected light.

"It has also been an anecdotal pleasure, music speaks to monarchs and elicits some surprising replies."

Music and Monarchy 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 some of the nation’s favourite music in the historic locations such as 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.

Acorn Media expects the release to be popular with classical music fans as well as those who usually enjoy historical documentaries about our nation’s monarchy and history. Customers can pre-order their copy today and be automatically included in Acorn Media’s Music and Monarchy competition.

This is just one of many pre-order offers available from the excellent Acorn Media online store.

From classic comedies of yesteryear to cutting edge crime thrillers fresh from the TV, Acorn Media offers the biggest range of Great British telly DVDs, in addition to a wide range of movies, Blu-Rays and much more.

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