Seasons & Episodes
The Chaste Nymph
At the court of Charles II, young John Churchill advances his career by serving the king’s bastard son, Monmouth, in t
Bridals
In 1675 a masque was performed at the Court of Charles II at Whitehall. There the young soldier John Churchill, Groom of
Plot Counter-Plot
John and Sarah have married. Lord Shaftesbury has threatened Charles with rebellion. To appease his Protestant Parliamen
The Lion and the Unicorn
The rage against Popery in England continues. James, Duke of Monmouth, has become the protégé of Shaftesbury who plans
Rebellion
Charles has been forced to send James into exile and to dissolve his factious parliament at Oxford. The Princess Anne ha
The Protestant Wind
Monmouth, the hope of the Protestant rebels, was defeated by John Churchill at Sedgemoor.
Trial of Strength
John Churchill owed much to James II. But the King was clearly determined to destroy the Protestant religion and the law
The Queens Command
William III, with Churchill's help, has defeated James' attempted invasion of Ireland. John has been suspected of treaso
Reconciliation
In an atmosphere of national panic John, falsely accused of Jacobite treachery, has been imprisoned for a time in the To
A Famous Victory
Before he died William III recognised Marlborough as his successor in the task of defeating France. With the accession o
Breaking the Circle
To save the Holy Roman Empire from French invasion Marlborough led his allied troops into Germany and defeated the Frenc
Not Without Honour
Marlborough continues his success in the war against France, but his prestige at home and with Anne has been impaired by
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