I watched this last night. Over 4 or 5 episodes David Starkey is recounting the rise of the British Empire, the evolution of Parliament and hence democracy, all in parallel with the history of the Monarchy.
The latter part of last nights episode focused on the reason for the War of Independence, and how the American consitution was drawn up based on the system of government derived from concepts proposed by the Whig party (Liberals in modern times).
Thomas Jefferson wrote the constitution and stated that every man is born free and equal. However, at the time he had black slaves working on his plantation. So how do Americans now reconcile these facts, particularly as blacks were not equal to whites or free?