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Season 1 – Charles I: Downfall of a King

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Historian Lisa Hilton examines how Charles I's rule collapsed in 50 turbulent days, laying the foundations for the loss of royal power, civil war, and ultimately the King's head.
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Rebecca M @RT36890540 02/06/2025 It really isn’t worth three episodes. Only a specialist student wouldn’t need this much detail. This blow by tiny blow telling of the story of Charles’s downfall is repetitive and strewn with the “meaningful looks” school of tv story telling both from the actors playing the historical characters and the presenter. All of the principles have run out of faces to pull by the first half hour of the first episode. It wastes so much time. I wish it had been an hour commission - two at the utmost. It’s leaden. See more Read all reviews
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Lisa Hilton

Host

Will O'Connell

Charles I

Lewis Crawford

Charles II

Brian McCardie

John Pym

Doireann Mckenna

Henrietta Maria

Gerald Mcmullan

John Hampden

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 9, 2019 Two Worlds Collide John Pym plots a dangerous move to limit King Charles' power while in Edinburgh; the duel between these two men will spiral into an irrecoverable split. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 10, 2019 A Nation Divided Over 200 MPs return to Westminster after the King's Proclamation is sent around the country; Pym tries to pass parliamentary bills limiting the King's power. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 11, 2019 The Final Showdown The beginning of 1642 has seen John Pym spurn the King's attempt to bring him on side with a job offer and now Charles' options are running short; he has just one option left, to arrest Pym and his colleagues. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Emily Dalton, Anne Stirling
Network
BBC
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jul 9, 2019