Blackadder · S1 · E2
Born to Be King
With his father away at The Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.
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With his father away at The Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.
Season 1
1The Foretelling
34 minJun 15, 1983★ 7.1
After arriving late for the Battle of Bosworth Field, Edmund kills King Richard III (whom he thinks is stealing his horse) and secures the crown for his father.
2Born to Be King
34 minJun 22, 1983★ 6.6Now viewing
With his father away at The Crusades, Edmund comes up with a plan to prove his brother is illegitimate, thus making him Prince Regent.
3The Archbishop
33 minJun 29, 1983★ 7.2
Edmund is appointed to the post of Archbishop of Canterbury after the King has the last one killed.
4The Queen of Spain's Beard
34 minJul 6, 1983★ 7.5
The King decides that Edmund should marry a Spanish princess, who Edmund finds unattractive, in order to secure a treaty between Spain and England which will allow an invasion of France.
5Witchsmeller Pursuivant
30 minJul 13, 1983★ 6.9
Percy and Baldrick are to be burned at the stake with Edmund, when he is accused of being a witch.
6The Black Seal
31 minJul 20, 1983★ 7.2
After the King takes away Edmund's title of Duke, he recruits the six most evil men in the land to take the crown by force.
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