All Episodes of The Devil's Crown
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The Devil's Crown was a BBC limited series which dramatised the reigns of three medieval Kings of England: Henry II and his sons Richard the Lionheart and John. It was broadcast in thirteen 55-minute episodes
Season 1
7.3/1011 votesIf All the World Were Mine
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/30/1978
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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The Earth Is Not Enough
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/7/1978
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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A Rose, a Thorn
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/14/1978
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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The Hungry Falcons
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/21/1978
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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Before the Dark
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/28/1978
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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Richard Yea and Nay
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/4/1978
King Henry is dead – defeated, deserted. Long live King Richard, the glorious, golden Crusader.
Director: Jane Howell
Writer: Jack Russell
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Lion of Christendom
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/11/1978
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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When Cage-Birds Sing
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/18/1978
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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Bolt from the Blue
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/25/1978
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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In Sun's Eclipse
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/2/1978
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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The Flowers Are Silent
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/9/1978
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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Tainted King
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/16/1978
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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To the Devil They Go
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/23/1978
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