The Best Episodes of The Devil's Crown

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   #1 - If All the World Were Mine

   S1:E14/30/1978

   Legend has it that the Plantagenets were descended from the Devil himself – a curse which does not deter the youthful Henry.

   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:Ken Taylor

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   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:Ken Taylor
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   #2 - The Earth Is Not Enough

   S1:E25/7/1978

   Henry, 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.

   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:Ken Taylor

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   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:Ken Taylor
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   #3 - A Rose, a Thorn

   S1:E35/14/1978

   As 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.

   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:Ken Taylor

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   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:Ken Taylor
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   #4 - The Hungry Falcons

   S1:E45/21/1978

   The 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.

   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:Ken Taylor

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   Writer:Ken Taylor
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   #5 - Before the Dark

   S1:E55/28/1978

   With 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.

   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:Ken Taylor

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   Director:Alan Cooke

   Writer:Ken Taylor
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   #6 - Richard Yea and Nay

   S1:E66/4/1978

   King Henry is dead – defeated, deserted. Long live King Richard, the glorious, golden Crusader.

   Director:Jane Howell

   Writer:Jack Russell

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   Director:Jane Howell

   Writer:Jack Russell
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   #7 - Lion of Christendom

   S1:E76/11/1978

   Inspired 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.

   Director:Jane Howell

   Writer:Jack Russell

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   Writer:Jack Russell
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   #8 - When Cage-Birds Sing

   S1:E86/18/1978

   Richard 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.

   Director:Jane Howell

   Writer:Jack Russell

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   Writer:Jack Russell
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   #9 - Bolt from the Blue

   S1:E96/25/1978

   Released 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.

   Director:Jane Howell

   Writer:Jack Russell

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   Director:Jane Howell

   Writer:Jack Russell
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    #10 - In Sun's Eclipse

    S1:E107/2/1978

    A 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.

    Director:Ronald Wilson

    Writer:Jack Russell

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    Director:Ronald Wilson

    Writer:Jack Russell
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    #11 - The Flowers Are Silent

    S1:E117/9/1978

    John'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.

    Director:Ronald Wilson

    Writer:Jack Russell

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    Writer:Jack Russell
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    #12 - Tainted King

    S1:E127/16/1978

    The 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.

    Director:Ronald Wilson

    Writer:Jack Russell

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    Writer:Jack Russell
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    #13 - To the Devil They Go

    S1:E137/23/1978

    After six years, John has yielded to the Pope. The Interdict is lifted but the English barons remain discontented; they want a charter of rights.

    Director:Ronald Wilson

    Writer:Jack Russell

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    Director:Ronald Wilson

    Writer:Jack Russell