September 27, 1969 • 50m
At the court of Charles II, young John Churchill advances his career by serving the king’s bastard son, Monmouth, in the field of ...Read more
October 4, 1969 • 50m
In 1675 a masque was performed at the Court of Charles II at Whitehall. There the young soldier John Churchill, Groom of the Bedch...Read more
October 11, 1969 • 50m
John and Sarah have married. Lord Shaftesbury has threatened Charles with rebellion. To appease his Protestant Parliament, Charles...Read more
October 18, 1969 • 50m
The rage against Popery in England continues. James, Duke of Monmouth, has become the protégé of Shaftesbury who plans to make him...Read more
October 25, 1969 • 50m
Charles has been forced to send James into exile and to dissolve his factious parliament at Oxford. The Princess Anne has married ...Read more
November 1, 1969 • 50m
Monmouth, the hope of the Protestant rebels, was defeated by John Churchill at Sedgemoor.
November 8, 1969 • 50m
John Churchill owed much to James II. But the King was clearly determined to destroy the Protestant religion and the laws of Engla...Read more
November 15, 1969 • 50m
William III, with Churchill's help, has defeated James' attempted invasion of Ireland. John has been suspected of treason and dism...Read more
November 22, 1969 • 50m
In an atmosphere of national panic John, falsely accused of Jacobite treachery, has been imprisoned for a time in the Tower. After...Read more
November 29, 1969 • 50m
Before he died William III recognised Marlborough as his successor in the task of defeating France. With the accession of Anne, Jo...Read more
December 6, 1969 • 50m
To save the Holy Roman Empire from French invasion Marlborough led his allied troops into Germany and defeated the French at the Battle of Blenheim.
December 13, 1969 • 50m
Marlborough continues his success in the war against France, but his prestige at home and with Anne has been impaired by the devio...Read more