Episode 32: The Winter King
1618-1619A rebellion in Bohemia sends the Holy Roman Empire into religious and political turmoil. At the centre of events is James' son-in-law, Frederick V, elector of the Palatine.
1 Joulu 201837min
Episode 31: The Synod of Dort
1618-1619With a religious and political civil war brewing in the Netherlands, James intervenes to broker a settlement.
24 Marras 201838min
Episode 30: Lord Admiral Buckingham
1618-1619Buckingham's reform team takes on their greatest challenge yet - cleaning up the navy. In doing so, Buckingham finds the identity that will define the rest of his career - Lord Admiral, the ...
17 Marras 201828min
Episode 29: A Sin in the Prince
1618Thomas Howard, the Earl of Suffolk, tries to beat Buckingham at his own game by placing a young, attractive man close to the King. Buckingham survives the attack and finally snuffs out the Howard...
10 Marras 201826min
Episode 28: The Wild West
1607-1617In the years since the Flight of the Earls, Ireland becomes a hot bed of corruption for court figures in England. This process only speeds up with the rise of George Villiers, Earl of Buckin...
3 Marras 201830min
Episode 27: The Kirk
1603-1617Despite his absence in England, James continues to pursue his project of reforming the Scottish Church. In the summer of 1617 he returns to his native land to oversee the return of bishops a...
27 Loka 201831min
Episode 26: The Villiers Machine
1617George Villiers, now Earl of Buckingham, begins creating a political network. In exchange for royal offices, Buckingham demands marriage into the large Villiers family. However, his aggressive e...
20 Loka 201828min
Episode 25: George Villiers
1615-161623 year old George Villiers supplants the disgraced earl of Somerset as King James' favourite. However, the young man quickly proves to be far more ambitious than his backers imagined, and V...
13 Loka 201827min
