Charles II: The Power and the Passion

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Conflicts, charisma & costumes - Rufus Sewell stars as the witty monarch

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Series 1

Episode 1

Award-winning drama starring Rufus Sewell as the witty monarch, Charles II. Restored to the throne in 1660, he presides over a decadent court, but faces conflicts with parliament.

Episode 2

With no sign of a Royal pregnancy, the succession is a thorny issue. Charles’s impetuous brother and heir to the Throne, the Duke of York, complicates matters with his conversion.

Episode 3

As fire blazes through London, destroying swathes of the city, Charles and James fight valiantly to contain it. Many see it as God’s judgement on Charles, and his popularity wanes.

Episode 4

As Protestant dissent rises, the King tries to silence his enemies for good. Charles dissolves Parliament to rule as an absolute Monarch and asserts James’s right to the Throne.