Churchill's People S01E18 · A Bill of Mortality

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1665: The Royalists return. But for John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, the Restoration means plague and despair.

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1. 1 1. Pritan1974-12-30 · 50m43 AD: Lucius is one of several Roman spies sent into the offshore island of Pritan, quietly to study the ground before plans for the invasion by Emperor Claudius.
2. 2 2. The Lost Island1975-01-06 · 50m400 AD: Among the splendours of his palace at Eboricum (York), Roman British governor Tiberius Claudius broods on what he believes to be the end of the civilised world.
3. 3 3. The Coming of the Cross1975-01-13 · 49m654 AD: Two powerful adversaries face each other - Penda, pagan king of Mercia, and Oswy, Christian king of Northumbria.
4. 4 4. The Great Alfred1975-01-20 · 54m878 AD: King Alfred has suffered another defeat from the Danes and escapes through the Athelrey swamps to the safety of Odda's Hall. Disguised as a minstrel, Alfred enters the hea
5. 5 5. The Saxon Dusk1975-01-27 · 53m1042: Godwin, Earl of Wessex, summons Edward from out of his exile in Normandy to wear the Crown of England. But the apparent security of Godwin's Anglo-Saxan policies is disrupted
6. 6 6. The Conquerors1975-02-03 · 53m1066-1070: Forest laws bring about a climax between the Saxons and the Normans.
7. 7 7. A Sprig of Broom1975-02-10 · 53m1160: In Norman England a man could will his movables to his kin and friends but only the next heir could inherit his land paying the overlord for the privilege. When old William d
8. 8 8. Silver Giant, Wooden Dwarf1975-02-17 · 53m1191: King John is brought to his knees and signs the Magna Carta.
9. 9 9. On the Anvil1975-02-24 · 53m1265: A runaway peasant accidentally witnesses a meeting between King Henry III and his chief Baron Simon de Montfort. Their argument indicates that only by a confrontation of arms
10. 10 10. The Wallace1975-03-03 · 53mMarch 1296: The story of William Wallace, a rough Lanarkshire knight who strikes a blow for Scottish liberty by destroying the town of Lanark and its English Sheriff. The vision an
11. 11 11. Shouts & Murmurs1975-03-10 · 53m1381: Revolt in East Anglia when the peasants are pressed beyond endurance by taxes and misgovernment by inexperienced King Richard II. Bishop Henry is sent to quell the risings.
12. 12 12. A Wilderness of Roses1975-03-17 · 53m1440: When Henry V died, the feudal families of England began to prey upon each other. Royal upstarts succeeded one another until the nation was divided into two factions, the Hous
13. 13 13. The Whip of Heaven1975-03-24 · 51m1538: Hugh Goodrest, a Warwickshire Lawyer, returns to his home town of Hales Owen to find the nearby Abbey and its inmates under investigation by the King's Commissioner, Dr. Layt
14. 14 14. A Rich & Beautiful Empire1975-03-31 · 53m1603-1618: Sir Walter Raleigh is tried on trumped-up charges of treason and imprisoned in the Tower. For 13 years he languishes in jail, still dreaming of a legendary Peruvian empi
15. 15 15. America! America!1975-04-07 · 51m1610: A Puritan family in Nottinghamshire, hounded by King James I for their opposition to Anglican orthodoxy, go into unhappy exile in Holland and then decide to try the untried l
16. 16 16. March On, Boys!1975-04-14 · 53mJanuary 1640: King Charles I rallies his troops to fight the Roundheads and loses his head and kingdom for the trouble.
17. 17 17. The Agreement of the People1975-04-21 · 53mBurford, 15 May 1649: The Puritan revolution has reached its climax. The soldiers' democracy is over and Cromwell takes his revenge.
18. 18 18. A Bill of Mortality1975-04-28 · 49m1665: The Royalists return. But for John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, the Restoration means plague and despair.
19. 19 19. The Derry Boys1975-05-05 · 51m1689: The Protestant settlement in Ulster pre-empts King William's offensive against the Irish Jacobites. In Londonderry the apprentice boys close the gates of the town against Jam
20. 20 20. The Fine Art of Bubble Blowing1975-05-12 · 53m1720: Tom Mackenzie, a confidence trickster from Scotland, steals a certificate for £100 worth of South Sea Company stock. He uses this to gain the confidence of Mrs. Trundle, Jack
21. 21 21. O Canada1975-05-19 · 52m1772: The MacAmney family are evicted from their highland homestead by the landlord to make way for sheep. Selling everything they own, they embark on a perilous sea journey to Can
22. 22 22. The Liberty Tree1975-05-26 · 53m1775: An American judge who has settled in London reconstructs in an interview with a journalist his dispute with the radical Sam Adams, the Boston Massacre and the events which le
23. 23 23. Mother India1975-06-02 · 52m1781: Jack Gable apprehensively embarks on a new career as a clerk with the East India Company in Bengal. Under aegis of the lively Jack Potts he meets some of the extraordinary ch
24. 24 24. Mutiny1975-06-09 · 53m1797: The men of an ill-governed Royal Navy refuse to put their ships to sea. Aaron Graham, a London magistrate, is sent to investigate the circumstances leading up to the mutiny.
25. 25 25. True Patriots All1975-06-16 · 50m1834: The Tolpuddle Martyrs are sent to Australia where a Tasmanian settler tries to get their service on his estates.
26. 26 26. Death of Liberty1975-06-23 · 52m1819-1837: The story of the Cato Street Conspiracy, the plot of a radical political group to assassinate two Government ministers as a prelude to a general uprising.