After the unprecedented public execution of King Charles I in 1649, his son and heir set out on a relentless campaign to restore the monarchy and pursue all those connected to his father's death. The epic story of bloody revenge during a pivotal period of English history. This is a story about espionage, revenge, power, loyalty, and the moment that changed the landscape of British politics and society forever.
1 season · 3 episodes
S1 E1The Death Warrant
Mar 12, 202444 min
In 1649, 59 people signed King Charles I's death warrant that condemned him to public beheading, setting off a chain of bloody events and sparking his son and heir's lifelong determination to seek revenge.
S1 E2Chaos and Rebellion
Mar 12, 202444 min
When Charles faces backlash for his treatment of the regicides, his enemies rally against him while the monarch finds himself becoming increasingly obsessed with having power.
S1 E3Absolute Power
Mar 12, 202442 min
Charles dispatches assassins to Europe in an attempt to stamp his power abroad, but his authority begins to unravel at home as his queen publicly challenges him.
Joseph Fiennes
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jared Harris
Self - Narrator (voice)
Sheila Atim
Self - Narrator (voice)
David Verrey
George Downing
Catrin Stewart
Elizabeth Ludlow
Antony Bunsee
Edward Hyde
Ellie Nunn
Barbara Villiers
Aron von Andrian
Algernon Sidney
Gary Bates
William Prynne
Jonah Russell
Edmund Ludlow
Jordan Luke Gage
Prince James
Jem Wall
Thomas Harrison
