SILVER SPRING, MD; August 29, 2007 —Acorn Media announces the October 30, 2007 DVD release of Monarchy with David Starkey, Set 2, with the eminent historian and masterful storyteller continuing his epic documentary on English royal rule. Replete with infidelities, betrayals, and rivalries, English history comes to life and emerges as a compelling family saga.

These five episodes cover nearly 250 years from 1660 to the dawn of the 20th Century, including such historical figures as lustful, cagey Charles II, who sired 17 illegitimate children while outmaneuvering his opposition; austere William of Orange, whom Parliament invited to conquer England; plain, pragmatic Anne, who oversaw the expansion of a great empire; George I, who established the Hanoverian line but never learned English; and regal Victoria, who ushered in a new age that saw the Monarchy become the model for middle-class morality.

This lively, engrossing narrative shows how events in the bedroom and on the battlefield shaped Europe’s longest-surviving governing institution. In a world rocked by populist revolutions, how did England’s monarchs manage to hold on to power? Starkey finds answers in the English tradition in which kings and queens rule by consent of the people, as well as in the adaptability and tenacity of those who sat on the throne.

DVD release coincides with these episodes airing on public television via syndication beginning in October.

Released in September 2006, the first installment in the series traces the human drama behind the English throne from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Restoration.

Headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., Acorn Media distributes distinctive home video releases to the North American market with a special focus on the best of British television. Acorn’s DVD sets are available from select retailers, catalog companies, and direct from Acorn Media at (888) 870-8047 or www.acornonline.com.