Season 1 (1969)

The Chaste Nymph
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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

Bridals
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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

Plot Counter-Plot
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October 11, 1969 • 50m

John and Sarah have married. Lord Shaftesbury has threatened Charles with rebellion. To appease his Protestant Parliament, Charles...Read more

The Lion and the Unicorn
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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

Rebellion
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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

The Protestant Wind
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November 1, 1969 • 50m

Monmouth, the hope of the Protestant rebels, was defeated by John Churchill at Sedgemoor.

Trial of Strength
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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

The Queens Command
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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

Reconciliation
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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

A Famous Victory
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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

Breaking the Circle
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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.

Not Without Honour
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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