The Devil's Crown (1978)
The Devil's Crown was a BBC limited series which dramatised the reigns of three medieval Kings of England: Henry II and his sons Richard the Lionheart and John.
- Alan Cooke
- Jane Howell
- Ronald Wilson
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Episode 1 - If All The World Were Mine
Release Date: 1978-04-30Legend has it that the Plantagenets were descended from the Devil himself - a curse which does not deter the youthful Henry.
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Episode 2 - The Earth Is Not Enough
Release Date: 1978-05-07Henry, with the Devil's luck, has married Eleanor of Aquitaine. The crown of England is also his - and now begins his fateful friendship with Thomas Becket.
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Episode 3 - A Rose, A Thorn
Release Date: 1978-05-14As the friendship grows between Henry and Becket, so does the Queen's mistrust of them both. And then appears another threat - this time to her marriage.
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Episode 4 - The Hungry Falcons
Release Date: 1978-05-21The quarrel between Henry and Becket has culminated in Becket's murder; and when Eleanor leaves Henry to establish her own court at Poitiers, the deserted king turns to his sons for love and support.
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Episode 5 - Before The Dark
Release Date: 1978-05-28With Eleanor imprisoned at Salisbury and his sons plotting rebellion at Louis' court in Paris, Henry finds comfort in the arms of Alys - but Alys is Richard's young bride-to-be.
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Episode 6 - Richard Yea And Nay
Release Date: 1978-06-04King Henry is dead - defeated, deserted. Long live King Richard, the glorious, golden Crusader.
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Episode 7 - Lion Of Christendom
Release Date: 1978-06-11Inspired by Richard, his army moves south to the Holy Land for a new crusade. Eleanor has also journeyed south; her concern however, is not so much for souls, but to find a bride for Richard.
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Episode 8 - When Cage-Birds Sing
Release Date: 1978-06-18Richard Coeur de Lion has married Berengaria of Navarre . . . but his Crusade has failed. Embittered, disillusioned, he turns his back on the Holy Land and begins the dangerous journey home.
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Episode 9 - Bolt From The Blue
Release Date: 1978-06-25Released from captivity, Richard Is once more crowned King of England. Imprisonment has sapped both his vigour and his strength but, when war breaks out again in the Holy Land, he sees this as his long-awaited chance of glory - and so begins his final journey.
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Episode 10 - In Sun's Eclipse
Release Date: 1978-07-02A chance arrow has extinguished the glory that was Richard. John, at last, is King of England - but his right to that crown is quickly challenged by his nephew, Arthur of Brittany.
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Episode 11 - The Flowers Are Silent
Release Date: 1978-07-09John's impulsive marriage to the 12-year-old Isabella of Angouleme has brought rebellion in its wake, Arthur, attempting to kidnap Queen Eleanor, has been captured by John. His sentence is mutilation.
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Episode 12 - Tainted King
Release Date: 1978-07-16The aged Queen Eleanor has died, John's murder of his nephew has caused the barons to desert him, his French lands are lost. Only Isabella remains and his right to choose the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Episode 13 - To The Devil They Go
Release Date: 1978-07-23After six years, John has yielded to the Pope. The Interdict is lifted but the English barons remain discontented; they want a charter of rights.