Season 1
13 episodes · Apr 30, 1978
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- S1E1
If All the World Were Mine
Apr 30, 197855mLegend has it that the Plantagenets were descended from the Devil himself – a curse which does not deter the youthful Henry.
- S1E2
The Earth Is Not Enough
May 7, 197855mHenry, 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.
- S1E3
A Rose, a Thorn
May 14, 197855mAs 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.
- S1E4
The Hungry Falcons
May 21, 197855mThe 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.
- S1E5
Before the Dark
May 28, 197855mWith Eleanor imprisoned at Salisbury and his sons plotting rebellion at Louis' court in Paris, Henry finds comfort in the arms of Alys, unaware that Alys is in fact Richard's young bride-to-be.
- S1E6
Richard Yea and Nay
Jun 4, 197855mKing Henry is dead – defeated, deserted. Long live King Richard, the glorious, golden Crusader.
- S1E7
Lion of Christendom
Jun 11, 197855mInspired 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.
- S1E8
When Cage-Birds Sing
Jun 18, 197855mRichard Coeur de Lion has married Berengaria of Navarre... but his Crusade has failed. Embittered and disillusioned, he turns his back on the Holy Land and begins the dangerous journey home.
- S1E9
Bolt from the Blue
Jun 25, 197855mReleased 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.
- S1E10
In Sun's Eclipse
Jul 2, 197855mA 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.
- S1E11
The Flowers Are Silent
Jul 9, 197855mJohn's impulsive marriage to 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: mutilation.
- S1E12
Tainted King
Jul 16, 197855mThe 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.
- S1E13
To the Devil They Go
Jul 23, 197855mAfter six years, John has yielded to the Pope. The Interdict is lifted but the English barons remain discontented; they want a charter of rights.