English Civil War articles, discussion, resources, maps, timelines and events. Neither as sexy as the Tudors or as thrillingly brutal as the Romans (at least in the eyes of TV producers), the Stuart era has been woefully under- represented in the media, but here's a run- down of what has been made: TV series. Film. The best of You. Tube. Radio. Midsomer Murders: The Dark Night (Series 1. A spooky headless horseman and a group of re- enactors. What's John Nettles gonna do? More about the filming, interviews with the cast etc. How much is Theodore Edwin Greenwood Net Worth in 2016? Biography and wiki of richest celebrities: Theodore Edwin Greenwood Net Worth and valuable HIDDEN assets.A review. The Devil's Whore (2. Couldn't help being disappointed. Mc. Nulty from The Wire as Cromwell - what's not to like? A simplistic plot and shallow characters make for a missed opportunity, though I did quite enjoy John Simm as the brooding Sexby. All four episodes can be watched on 4o. D here. Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1. A 1. 5- minute spin- off from the series, shown as part of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day 1. Russell Thorndike in the British silent film Henrietta Maria; or, The Queen of Sorrow. Indice Cronologico de pel. VIRGIN QUEEN, THE ( / /1923) YOTSUYA KAIDAN. Henrietta Maria; Or, the Queen of Sorrow ( /02/1923). You can watch it here and read the script here. By the Sword Divided (1. I visited Rockingham Castle on a school trip back in the early 8. This series was partially set there (also at Lilford Hall in Northants), and had just been broadcast. I can still recall the jaunty title music, and happily it was re- released on DVD a few years back, though was all too quickly deleted again, leaving it available only at prohibitive cost on Ebay and Amazon New& Used (Region 2, that is - there is also an Australian version out there). The two series follow the fictional Lacey family as the conflict divides their loyalties, taking in the start of the English Civil War right through to the Restoration. A strong cast, well acted. Until recently a number of full episodes were up on You. Tube but they seem to have disappeared. A search should yield one or two montage clips to bring you a flavour, such as this one (Cavaliers, Phil Collins and the woman from the Gold Blend advert: the 8. English Civil War!). Trivia: Jeremy Clyde, who plays Charles I had played the same role in the 1. The Children of the New Forest, a series based on the 1. Frederick Marryat. The theme music was released on 7. Recorded by 'Consort', conducted by John Altman, the 'A' side is the theme music, with a second track Arnescote on the 'B' side. Both were composed by Alan Blaikley and produced by Blaikley and Ken Howard. This is also long deleted but usually to be found second- hand on Ebay. Or you can just listen to the stirring title tune here. Update December 2. A kind soul has posted the whole of the first series on You. Tube - find it here. The Children of the New Forest (1. Woodstock (1. 97. A one- series BBC production which only ran to five episodes. Richard Morant, who plays the young Prince Charles, died recently. His obituary in the Guardian can be read here. Actor Michael Beint was also in Witchfinder General (see below). Revolutions: Cromwell (1. Thirty Minute Theatre series) Witch Wood (1. A Field in England(2. Low- budget 'psychedelic trip into magic and madness' from cult director Ben Wheatley. A small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by two men: O'Neil and Cutler. O'Neil (Michael Smiley), an alchemist, forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field. Blood Loyal (2. 01. Will Fletcher, a boy in his late teens, is left to live alone after two years of civil war has torn his family apart. After sighting his brother Sam alive in a Royalist patrol, he is captured by two Parliamentarian scouts, Thomas Mason and John Turner. Together they must travel back to the remainder of their company, who were part of a crushing defeat several days earlier, a defeat that still haunts Thomas and John (3. Watch it here. To Kill a King (2. A $1. 4 million dollar film which brought a . Or so IMDB says. It's not all bad .. The story concentrates on the power struggle between Cromwell and Fairfax in the run up to to the trial of Charles I. While the script explores the complex political machinations of 1. Rupert Everett as the king has presence and certainly looks the part, though steers far wide of the mark (at least for the first half of the film) in playing Charles as a wry, charismatic schemer (Alec Guiness in the Ken Hughes film is far more successful) - and Tim Roth is too slight a presence to carry off Cromwell. Dougray Scott is better as a noble Fairfax, and it's through his eyes that the story unfolds. It's evident from early on that our sympathies are being aligned with Black Tom, though any subtle exploration of the relationship between him and Cromwell is bypassed by the breakneck speed of the plot. Things finally jump the shark when Fairfax decides to murder Cromwell on the day of his investiture as Lord Protector .. A histrionic, inappropriate score drowns out the dialogue spoils many of the interior scenes, which appear to be 1. After reading up on filming locations I realised why this might be: Hampton Court was used a number of times, much of it re- modelled in the baroque style by William of Orange at the end of the century. The Return of the Musketeers(1. The musketeers travel to England to try and prevent Charles I's execution. Adaptation loosely based on Dumas' Twenty Years After. Third film directed by Richard Lester, following 1. The Three Musketeers and 1. The Four Musketeers. Stars Oliver Reed, Michael York, Richard Chamberlain, Christopher Lee and Roy Kinnear, who sadly died during the filming. Kim Cattrall appears as Justine de Winter. Watch it here. Winstanley (1. Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo's film about the Digger leader Gerrard Winstanley and his followers trying to establish a community on St George's Hill in Surrey was film shot in black and white and featured a cast of amateurs and real- life activists. The title role was played by ex- teacher Miles Halliwell, a boyhood friend of Mollo who had also featured in Mollo and Brownlow's first film about a Nazi invasion of Britain, It Happened Here. Watching the film it's clear that Halliwell's personality and charisma play a significant part in the film's success. Writing in his obituary in the Independentin 2. Brownlow described Halliwell as 'one of the finest men I have ever known'. Cromwell (1. 97. 0)Witchfinder General (1. Director Michael Reeves' film starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, and Hilary Dwyer is always listed as a Horror but never really turns horrible enough to justify admission to the genre (though I suspect the BBC screening I saw omitted some of the more gruesome original scenes). Mark Gatiss has suggested that it falls into a sub- genre of late 6. The Wicker Man, though Witchfinder's characters and plot are far more predictable than Robin Harday's cult classic. Price, however, is on top form as the 1. Matthew Hopkins, and the East Anglian scenery is a delightful, if incongrous, background to the depictions of torture and execution. Reading up on the film I was amused by the on- set fall- out between the very young (then only 2. Price: . There's much more about this on the film's Wikipedia page. The Scarlet Blade (1. Re- released on DVD 1. January 2. 01. 2. Review to follow .. The Moonraker (1. The Vicar of Bray (1. Henrietta Maria; or, the Queen of Sorrow (1. The Royal Oak (1. By the Sword Divided(see above). The first season is now available on You. Tube. BBC Learning Zone - Part 1. BBC Learning Zone - Part 2. BBC A History of Britain - Revolutions (Simon Schama)Time Team: The First King of Racing, Newmarket, Suffolk, Series 1. Episode 4, 1. 2. 0. Time Team: The Massacre in the Cellar, Hopton Castle, Shropshire, Series 1. Episode 5, 1. 6. 0. Time Team: Siege House in Shropshire, High Ercall Hall, Shropshire, Series 9 Episode 8, 2. Time Team: Leaning Tower of Bridgnorth, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, Series 8 Episode 1. Time Team: The Royalists' Last Stand, Basing House, Hampshire, Series 7 Episode 8, 2. Rory Mc. Grath's Pub Dig - Series 1: Banbury - Rory and the team dig up the car park of a pub in Banbury where Cromwell is reputed to have stayed. Royal Armouries - The Battle of Marston Moor. Royal Armouries - Firing a matchlock musket. Turncoats and Renegadoes - a lecture by Dr Andrew Hopper (University of Leicester) at the National Army Museum. The Civil War in Wales - Dr Lloyd Bowen (Cardiff University) talks about the impact of hostilities on Wales. London: A Tale of Two Cities - Dan Cruickshank follows in the footsteps of John Stow and John Strype, two of London's greatest chroniclers, to explore one of the most dramatic centuries in the history of London. Battlefield Britain: Naseby Peter and Dan Snow documentary about the battle. Horrible Histories - English Civil War 'weather report'Horrible Histories - William Harvey. Horrible Histories - English Civil War song. Horrible Histories - Cromwell and Charles IIHorrible Histories - Charles IIEnglish Civil War - The Clash (live)In Our Time - a full list of 1. Melvyn Bragg's Radio 4 programme (see the clips on the Home page for direct links to the recordings). The significance of Hobbes' Leviathan to the trial of Charles I and more. Making History- Episode of the Radio 4 series on 1. London refugee camps. Making History - Listener Paula Skillen asks Professor Mark Stoyle whether WWII propaganda helped resurrect interest in the 1. Siege of Plymouth and the Sabbath Day Fight (from around 8 minutes into the broadcast). Making History - Tom Holland talks to Professor Ronald Hutton about why Richard Cromwell's short tenure as Lord Protector is so often ignored (from around 1. Melvyn Bragg - him again! Once of the broadcasts features readings of surviving sources from the siege of Chester in 1. English Civil War - BBC play written by Paul Farley.
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