Dangerous Magic

Dangerous Magic

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S1 E1: The two great monarchs who founded the Royal Collection projected their personalities through art. Henry VIII tried to overwhelm with magnificence, but for Charles I art was a way to compete with other kings through taste. Andrew Graham-Dixon investigates the early history of the Royal Collection and reveals how artists such as Titian and Tintoretto changed the way Britain viewed painting.