9.0/10 38 votes#1 - All His Angels
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 12/28/2016
Ragnar and Ivar plot against the Saxons and reach a new level of understanding.
Director: Ciaran Donnelly
Writer: Michael Hirst
9.0/10 38 votes#2 - The Lord's Prayer
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 5/1/2014
Ragnar and King Horik return to Kattegat; Ragnar places his trust in those who have stood by him.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.9/10 32 votes#3 - On the Eve
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 1/25/2017
The Viking army causes panic in the English countryside as King Ecbert and Aethelwulf plan the defense of the realm.
Director: Ben Bolt
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.9/10 21 votes#4 - King of Kings
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/30/2020
In Iceland, Ubbe learns the truth about Kjetill and has a difficult decision to make. Back in Norway, the battle against the Rus has had grave consequences. But re-enforcements have arrived, and Bjorn has an idea that may yet save the day.
Director: Daniel Grou
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.6/10 35 votes#5 - To the Gates!
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 4/9/2015
The Viking army sets out and Paris goes into lockdown as the army prepares the defense.
Director: Kelly Makin
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.6/10 30 votes#6 - The Reckoning
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/1/2017
Prince Aethelwulf finds himself subject to the Vikings' battle master plan. Ecbert remains behind with a plan of his own.
Director: Ben Bolt
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.6/10 34 votes#7 - Unforgiven
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/2014
King Horik returns to Kattegat with a surprising proposition for Ragnar; Lagertha runs into a less than enthusiastic homecoming from her new husband; Athelstan becomes confidant to King Ecbert.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.5/10 35 votes#8 - Answers in Blood
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/2014
Lagertha and Ragnar unite to try to win Kattegat back from Jarl Borg; Aslaug must face the truth of her prophecies; Athelstan struggles to define his faith; Bjorn must once again make a choice.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.5/10 36 votes#9 - Eye for an Eye
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/2014
Ragnar and Ecbert come face to face; Jarl Borg rules Kattegat with an iron fist; Rollo must now become the leader his people need in Ragnar's absence.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.4/10 32 votes#10 - The Dead
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 4/23/2015
With one last chance to take Paris, Ragnar, and his Vikings troops take a daring chance. Ragnar asks Bjorn for a favor that could change the course of Viking history.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.4/10 40 votes#11 - Crossings
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/4/2017
Bjorn's fleet sails onward and launches a surprise attack. Back in Kattegat, Lagertha continues in her quest for power.
Director: Ciaran Donnelly
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.4/10 18 votes#12 - The Ice Maiden
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 1/15/2020
Bjorn returns to Kattegat. Harald gains a measure of revenge on Olaf. In Kiev, interesting news reaches Ivar and Igor about Prince Dir.
Director: Steve Saint Leger
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.4/10 37 votes#13 - Treachery
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/2014
King Ecbert finds himself facing an entirely new kind of foe; Ragnar races to dominate in the west; Jarl Borg has his own plans in store for the future of Kattegat.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.4/10 34 votes#14 - Boneless
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/2014
Princess Aslaug's latest prophecy comes to fruition as she readies to give birth once more. Ragnar, Horik and their new ally Lagertha set sail for Wessex - Ragnar and Horik have very different ideas about the true purpose of this trip.
Director: Kari Skogland
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.4/10 34 votes#15 - The Choice
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/2014
Ragnar's warriors march on to King Ecbert's villa and are met with a surprisingly vicious welcome party.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.3/10 43 votes#16 - Brother's War
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/2014
The battle begins between Ragnar and King Horik's forces against Jarl Borg; Princess Aslaug makes her way to Kattegat.
Director: Ciaran Donnelly
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.3/10 38 votes#17 - Mercenary
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/2015
Ragnar and Lagertha's fleets depart Kattegat once more for Wessex and this time they bring a group to colonize there. King Ecbert hosts the Norsemen and proposes a deal. Despite the misgivings of some of the other leaders, Ragnar leads his forces into battle once more, but this time as allies of Wessex.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.3/10 36 votes#18 - The Wanderer
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/26/2015
Lagertha and Athelstan help to set up the Viking settlement. A mysterious wanderer arrives in Kattegat.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.3/10 35 votes#19 - Born Again
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/26/2015
Preparations for the Paris raid pick up speed, and Rollo thinks about the Seer's prophecy.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.3/10 32 votes#20 - The Last Ship
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 4/21/2016
A ferocious battle between the Vikings and the French eventually comes down to Ragnar against Rollo. The outcome will seal the fate of the two brothers.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.3/10 27 votes#21 - Two Journeys
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/2016
Ragnar's fleet is shipwrecked and washes up on the Wessex coast, but without enough survivors to form a credible force, Ragnar and Ivar have a difficult decision to make. Rollo meets his Viking comrades again and can't resist the urge to join Bjorn's voyage, risking his marriage and his new Frankish identity. Ragnar too is taking a risk as he carries Ivar towards the Royal Villa in Wessex – throwing himself and his son upon the mercy of King Ecbert.
Director: Sarah Harding
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.2/10 13 votes#22 - Simply Henry
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2007
Henry contemplates an alliance with Holy Roman Emperor Charles V of Spain despite his "Field of Cloth of Gold" ceremony celebrating allegiance to France, and executes a rival; Elizabeth gives birth to the king's illegitimate son.
Director: Charles McDougall
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.2/10 6 votes#23 - His Majesty, The King
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2007
As a reward for his denunciation of Martin Luther, the Pope christens Henry “Defender of the Faith,” but a brush with death causes the king to seek a solution to his lack of an heir. Princess Margaret marries the decrepit King of Portugal reluctantly, but the union is short-lived; Henry's desire for Anne Boleyn intensifies when Anne goes home to her family estate.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.2/10 6 votes#24 - True Love
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2007
As King Henry gains in confidence, his displeasure with the way the Catholic church handles his request for an annulment of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon grows. As a result, Cardinal Wolsey's position is weakening, leaving him vulnerable to his enemies.
Director: Brian Kirk
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.2/10 6 votes#25 - Truth and Justice
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2007
A papal envoy has come to discuss the annulment of the King's marriage to Katherine of Aragon, as requested by the King. The outcome of these discussions will determine Cardinal Wolsey's future career as well as the King's romance with Anne Boleyn. These discussions will also influence the nature of the relationship between England and Rome.
Director: Alison Maclean
Writer: Michael Hirst
The Best Episodes Written By Michael Hirst
Every TV Episode Written by Michael Hirst Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Michael Hirst Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Michael Hirst is "All His Angels", rated 9/10 from 38 user votes. It was "directed by Ciaran Donnelly". "All His Angels" aired on 12/28/2016 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Lord's Prayer".