1 00:00:13,951 --> 00:00:16,270 It's bad news. 2 00:00:16,272 --> 00:00:18,032 The rumours are true. 3 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,679 Sweyn slipped his escort outside Orleans. 4 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,000 He's gone to ground somewhere in France. 5 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:28,953 If he's raising an army against you, 6 00:00:28,954 --> 00:00:30,559 he's doing it well out of sight. 7 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:31,960 I need to know if it's true. 8 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,100 Find him. 9 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:37,600 When I find him... 10 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:41,280 what do you want me to do? 11 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:49,880 I want you to be absolutely sure. 12 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,439 The children will be in safe hands, Edith. 13 00:01:04,679 --> 00:01:06,359 I'll watch over them myself. 14 00:01:07,153 --> 00:01:08,344 Thank you. 15 00:01:08,345 --> 00:01:09,923 You don't have to go with him. 16 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:12,719 There's still time to change your mind. 17 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,719 If this were Godwin, and if it were this important, 18 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:16,020 wouldn't you do the same? 19 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,030 Edith, the weather between us and Normandy is getting worse. 20 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,200 We need to sail now, or there's no telling where we'll land. 21 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:29,380 Edith, hurry up now. 22 00:01:39,966 --> 00:01:41,466 They're coming! Get the wagon! 23 00:01:41,467 --> 00:01:42,866 Come on, they're coming! 24 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,160 We are under attack! 25 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,320 Come on, Edith! 26 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:12,100 Get the knives, quickly! 27 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:18,500 Watch out! 28 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,790 Why do you have to deliver the message to Normandy yourself? 29 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,560 When William finds out, I need to see his reaction. 30 00:02:32,627 --> 00:02:35,507 You told me that William doesn't even want the crown. 31 00:02:36,673 --> 00:02:38,193 I need to be there, Edith. 32 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,623 I need to see it in his eyes. 33 00:02:42,624 --> 00:02:44,079 You have to be there with me. 34 00:02:44,619 --> 00:02:46,059 I need you. 35 00:02:58,039 --> 00:02:59,339 Edith! 36 00:03:27,166 --> 00:03:28,846 William? 37 00:03:29,453 --> 00:03:30,615 What's going on? 38 00:03:30,617 --> 00:03:32,359 We need to get back to Normandy, quickly. 39 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:33,800 - Where are we? - Britain. 40 00:03:36,140 --> 00:03:37,562 They're coming! 41 00:03:37,563 --> 00:03:39,820 We have to move now! Fall back! 42 00:03:42,566 --> 00:03:44,294 Harold! Harold! 43 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:46,368 Harold! 44 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:29,573 Duke William! 45 00:04:29,574 --> 00:04:31,159 Alain of Brittany. 46 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:32,592 Is this your doing? 47 00:04:32,593 --> 00:04:35,200 My men are stood down. Lower your weapons. 48 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,399 What do you think you're doing, taking my guests prisoner? 49 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:43,839 This was my father's doing. 50 00:04:43,840 --> 00:04:45,799 He wanted to ransom them back to you. 51 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,639 I couldn't let that happen. 52 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:49,479 Now that King Henry is dead, 53 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,519 Normandy and Brittany should not be enemies. 54 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,121 I agree. 55 00:04:53,122 --> 00:04:54,574 Does your father? 56 00:04:54,575 --> 00:04:56,359 I'll explain it to him. 57 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,280 Take your men and leave in peace. 58 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:06,380 Come, Harold. 59 00:05:12,039 --> 00:05:13,455 They found us so quickly, 60 00:05:13,456 --> 00:05:15,198 before we'd even left the beach. 61 00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:18,199 Nothing happens in the Channel without Brittany knowing about it. 62 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,550 Got more ships than the rest of us put together. 63 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,039 Well, thank you for finding us. 64 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,790 What were you doing crossing the Channel without escort? 65 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,359 Trying to keep a low profile. 66 00:05:30,100 --> 00:05:31,400 Why? 67 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:52,080 Edward's named you his successor to the English throne. 68 00:05:56,420 --> 00:05:59,479 Wait, he just gives me his crown? 69 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:00,739 It's that simple? 70 00:06:01,107 --> 00:06:02,407 No. 71 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,880 He's put you first in line after his death. 72 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,679 He's offering you something he cannot give. 73 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:11,439 Edward is king. The crown is his. 74 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,239 It is the three earls who decide who sits on the English throne. 75 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:15,959 Who are controlled by you. 76 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,599 It isn't Edward that you need to make the deal with. 77 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,550 I don't need to make a deal with anyone. 78 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,639 What makes you think I'd even want this? 79 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:25,940 Honestly, I don't. 80 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:28,559 But King Henry is dead. 81 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,119 All eyes are on Normandy to see who moves first. 82 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,599 They will be far less inclined to oppose you 83 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:35,759 if you have an alliance with England. 84 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,599 And then you control the throne? 85 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:40,760 I just don't want anyone else to control it. 86 00:06:48,700 --> 00:06:51,139 Harold, we owe each other nothing. 87 00:06:51,645 --> 00:06:53,799 Nothing given, nothing taken. 88 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:55,719 That's a rarity for men like us. 89 00:06:56,013 --> 00:06:57,693 Why interfere with it? 90 00:06:59,826 --> 00:07:03,865 An alliance between Normandy and the earls of England would be strong. 91 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,040 It would be the strongest in Europe. 92 00:07:15,433 --> 00:07:17,165 William is our friend. 93 00:07:17,166 --> 00:07:18,872 William is nothing. 94 00:07:18,874 --> 00:07:20,313 Henry was the power. 95 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:24,973 William the Bastard won't last long without him. 96 00:07:24,975 --> 00:07:26,519 You're wrong, Father. 97 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,239 Wrong to indulge a son who knows nothing. 98 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,020 - More of these. - You won't even listen to me. 99 00:07:32,022 --> 00:07:33,400 Listen to what? 100 00:07:33,401 --> 00:07:34,893 Enough of this. 101 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,359 William is already making powerful allies, 102 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,120 and we'd be fools to ignore that. 103 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:07,759 So you fell on your arse and got saved by the Saxons. 104 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:09,060 Fuck off. 105 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:11,713 Now, come on, 106 00:08:11,714 --> 00:08:13,280 let's not feel sorry for ourselves. 107 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,239 We've all been there. 108 00:08:16,413 --> 00:08:17,713 I haven't. 109 00:08:18,447 --> 00:08:20,164 I should be dead. 110 00:08:21,112 --> 00:08:22,927 You're not, so shut up about it. 111 00:08:35,646 --> 00:08:36,946 Take a drink. 112 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:43,039 Be grateful that nothing has changed. 113 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:44,990 Four men, it would take, to replace you. 114 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:47,620 At least. 115 00:08:48,826 --> 00:08:50,126 At least. 116 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:55,820 Robert your youngest? 117 00:08:55,821 --> 00:08:57,227 Yes. 118 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:59,370 Do you have any more at home? 119 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:05,060 Thank you, Cecile. 120 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,359 With all due respect, Edith, 121 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,680 neither of us are here to talk about children. 122 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,720 So shall we talk about the crown, then? 123 00:09:19,775 --> 00:09:21,469 Why are you here? 124 00:09:21,470 --> 00:09:24,800 Do they worry you, the decisions Harold might make when he's out of earshot? 125 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,598 Harold doesn't need me to make his decisions. 126 00:09:27,599 --> 00:09:28,917 Doesn't he? 127 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:32,840 I find politics are rarely the strong point of a soldier. 128 00:09:34,113 --> 00:09:35,413 Are they yours? 129 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:39,120 I grew up navigating the court of Flanders. 130 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,410 It's impossible not to pick up a skill or two. 131 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,679 Well, I had no such childhood. 132 00:09:45,680 --> 00:09:48,239 But you're a very beautiful woman, Edith. 133 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:49,751 I imagine growing up with that look 134 00:09:49,753 --> 00:09:51,873 must have taken its own kind of navigation. 135 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:55,420 It's no different, really. 136 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:00,720 It's the ability to read danger in someone else's eyes. 137 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:03,920 Well, we have that in common. 138 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:08,057 And we have soldiers for husbands. 139 00:10:08,452 --> 00:10:10,731 So I suspect we speak the same language. 140 00:10:10,833 --> 00:10:12,583 I have no time for riddles, Matilda. 141 00:10:12,584 --> 00:10:14,169 Just speak plain to me. 142 00:10:18,206 --> 00:10:19,506 Very well. 143 00:10:21,867 --> 00:10:23,867 What is the heart of this matter for you? 144 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:26,240 The future of my children. 145 00:10:27,853 --> 00:10:29,153 Good. 146 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:32,480 It's a good place to start. 147 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,679 Why did you risk yourself for Fitzosbern? 148 00:10:37,893 --> 00:10:39,781 What value is his life to you? 149 00:10:39,782 --> 00:10:41,293 What's that got to do with it? 150 00:10:42,093 --> 00:10:43,940 I'm grateful. 151 00:10:43,941 --> 00:10:46,453 But if you'd died, you'd have died for nothing. 152 00:10:48,560 --> 00:10:50,080 Last night, I slept soundly. 153 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:53,560 You like to fight, don't you? 154 00:10:58,193 --> 00:10:59,493 In battle... 155 00:11:00,066 --> 00:11:01,366 everything is clear. 156 00:11:02,459 --> 00:11:03,759 Black and white. 157 00:11:04,680 --> 00:11:05,980 Life is simple. 158 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:10,000 You're alive or you're dead. Nothing else matters. 159 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:16,872 Does he make you feel old? 160 00:11:16,873 --> 00:11:18,278 What? 161 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:20,884 My children, they've started to make me remember 162 00:11:20,886 --> 00:11:22,366 what it was like to be young. 163 00:11:23,306 --> 00:11:25,305 I remember nothing. 164 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:27,960 - Nothing? - No. 165 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:32,119 Not dirt, make believe... 166 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:33,519 Why is the sky blue? 167 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,279 - "Why is the sky blue"? - I don't know. 168 00:11:36,556 --> 00:11:39,559 It all felt so overwhelming. Nothing fit together. 169 00:11:39,560 --> 00:11:42,517 You might as well ask, why is blood red? 170 00:11:42,519 --> 00:11:44,971 Ah, now you sound like my father. 171 00:11:44,972 --> 00:11:46,529 What did he say? 172 00:11:47,079 --> 00:11:48,956 He would say, 173 00:11:48,957 --> 00:11:51,238 "Harold, the sky is of no concern. 174 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:52,879 "Get it gutted and skinned." 175 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:55,079 Well, at least he taught you something. 176 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:58,000 They all teach you something, whether they mean to or not. 177 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,758 Men like us, William, 178 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:06,320 we should be allies. 179 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:10,432 What about your brother? 180 00:12:10,433 --> 00:12:12,940 Sweyn, right? He's the eldest. 181 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,140 Why isn't he the Earl? 182 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:19,800 Sweyn is in the Holy Land... 183 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:22,760 reflecting on his choices. 184 00:12:24,619 --> 00:12:25,919 William? 185 00:12:28,253 --> 00:12:29,841 My brother's in the Church. 186 00:12:29,842 --> 00:12:31,318 Though, to be fair, 187 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,070 I doubt he's doing much reflecting. 188 00:12:41,546 --> 00:12:43,599 Don't worry. I'll send word to Harold. 189 00:12:44,220 --> 00:12:47,482 I've asked him to send the best midwives in Wessex to help you. 190 00:12:47,484 --> 00:12:51,431 Hot or cold, outside, 191 00:12:51,432 --> 00:12:53,479 in they'll have all the answers. 192 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,319 Harold won't let me down. 193 00:12:55,546 --> 00:12:56,846 Not with this. 194 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,960 Until then, the Earl will look after you. 195 00:13:03,646 --> 00:13:06,046 Temperature is included. Come on. Come on. 196 00:13:08,406 --> 00:13:09,706 There you go. 197 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:16,780 Are you hot in there? 198 00:13:18,940 --> 00:13:20,408 Kicked me. 199 00:13:20,899 --> 00:13:22,514 - Shut up. - He's hot in there. 200 00:13:22,516 --> 00:13:24,134 - Just come here, Tostig. - He is. 201 00:13:24,135 --> 00:13:25,707 Just kiss me. 202 00:13:38,340 --> 00:13:39,640 Enter. 203 00:13:48,033 --> 00:13:49,333 Speak. 204 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,399 It's the feast of Whitsun, my lord. 205 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:53,719 It was Earl Siward's tradition 206 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:57,079 for his people to receive food and shelter after the harvest. 207 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,279 But you are the Earl. 208 00:13:59,473 --> 00:14:00,773 Your word is law. 209 00:14:06,173 --> 00:14:08,372 Very well, then. My word is, let the people in. 210 00:14:08,374 --> 00:14:10,733 Give them the food and shelter they need. 211 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,279 Make sure there is constant supervision. 212 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:15,630 Ensure everyone gets their fair and equal share. 213 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,879 No-one is to take more than their family demands, 214 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,439 and no single man on horseback is to take extra provisions 215 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:23,839 without specific reason, to be judged by me. 216 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:25,358 Yes, my lord. 217 00:14:25,359 --> 00:14:26,879 Consider it done. 218 00:14:27,340 --> 00:14:28,640 Thank you. 219 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,133 Impressive. 220 00:14:34,134 --> 00:14:35,840 The Earl is both wise and kind. 221 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:03,159 Excuse the chaos. It's Whitsun week. 222 00:15:03,397 --> 00:15:04,879 You celebrate with sport? 223 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:06,120 With everything. 224 00:15:06,121 --> 00:15:09,959 Sports, competition, carousing, whatever the people want. 225 00:15:10,091 --> 00:15:12,272 And then on Sunday, the... 226 00:15:12,274 --> 00:15:14,180 Bishop of Bayeux gives us his blessing over the holy relics. 227 00:15:14,181 --> 00:15:15,839 What are you doing here? 228 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:17,319 I heard you were in Brittany. 229 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:18,919 I know the Baron. You should have told me. 230 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:20,688 We didn't need your help, Baldwin. 231 00:15:20,689 --> 00:15:22,599 Really? Since when? 232 00:15:24,557 --> 00:15:25,911 Earl Harold. 233 00:15:25,912 --> 00:15:28,079 So nice to see you. How's Judith? 234 00:15:28,512 --> 00:15:29,832 She's well. 235 00:15:30,126 --> 00:15:32,405 This is my wife, Edith. 236 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:34,839 I'm like dawn to the sunrise - 237 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:36,439 a slave to your radiance. 238 00:15:36,810 --> 00:15:38,879 How kind, Count Baldwin. 239 00:15:39,107 --> 00:15:41,119 Where's the prince regent of France? 240 00:15:41,219 --> 00:15:42,839 You're not at his shoulder. 241 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,452 Philip? No, no. He's safe in France. 242 00:15:45,453 --> 00:15:47,160 Normandy's no place for a child. 243 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,600 But what do I know? So, good day, all. 244 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:57,919 What do you think? 245 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:00,079 I think he wants to know why Harold is in Normandy. 246 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:01,827 No. Not about your father. 247 00:16:01,828 --> 00:16:03,200 About Harold's offer. 248 00:16:04,599 --> 00:16:06,230 Can I trust him? 249 00:16:06,231 --> 00:16:08,398 He's right when he talks about strength. 250 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:09,600 There's not a territory in Europe 251 00:16:09,601 --> 00:16:11,879 that would make a move if we're backed by England. 252 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:13,040 I can't have people thinking 253 00:16:13,041 --> 00:16:15,759 I need someone else to fight my battles, Matilda. 254 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:19,079 Henry's death has got people thinking about your position. 255 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:20,580 You're vulnerable without him. 256 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,199 But why would Harold take all this risk 257 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,839 to set up a trap he could have set in a dozen different ways? 258 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:28,640 This is real. 259 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:32,247 He's offering you power. 260 00:16:32,248 --> 00:16:33,919 But not the crown. 261 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:35,870 Does that really make such a difference? 262 00:16:37,126 --> 00:16:39,926 This alliance is good for Normandy, and it's good for us. 263 00:16:43,919 --> 00:16:45,219 Come over here. 264 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:47,799 It'll give us tremendous strength 265 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:51,079 and if it doesn't work, you just walk away. 266 00:16:51,479 --> 00:16:53,631 So I suggest you find agreement. 267 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:55,185 Stop talking. 268 00:16:55,186 --> 00:16:57,559 - Find agreement? - Stop talking. 269 00:16:57,560 --> 00:16:58,984 - Find agreement. - Stop talking. 270 00:16:58,985 --> 00:17:00,599 - Find agreement. - Stop talking. 271 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:02,000 Find agreement. 272 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,559 - Don't make decisions for me. - William... 273 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:12,160 Henry made decisions for me. Don't. 274 00:17:14,832 --> 00:17:16,132 All right. 275 00:17:21,953 --> 00:17:23,553 Find agreement. 276 00:17:25,660 --> 00:17:27,060 We'll see. 277 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:45,105 What the hell is this? 278 00:17:45,106 --> 00:17:46,431 It's for your leg. 279 00:17:47,853 --> 00:17:49,153 Come here. 280 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,560 What's my leg done to deserve that? 281 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,359 Sorry. 282 00:18:01,523 --> 00:18:03,040 If this works, 283 00:18:03,042 --> 00:18:04,999 when you turn quickly, 284 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,950 it will take the pressure off your knee. 285 00:18:14,559 --> 00:18:16,274 It'll take the fucking cap off my knee, 286 00:18:16,275 --> 00:18:17,598 that's what it'll do. 287 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:18,900 Take it off. 288 00:18:20,907 --> 00:18:22,207 Off! 289 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:24,652 If you stopped soldiering, 290 00:18:24,653 --> 00:18:26,640 you wouldn't need to wear this. 291 00:18:36,173 --> 00:18:37,473 Leave it. 292 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:40,700 Let's give the bastard another go. 293 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:31,580 Your Majesty. 294 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:37,559 Your mother believed the ownership of the wool barge 295 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,201 to be a matter of the utmost imp... 296 00:19:40,203 --> 00:19:42,803 Answer me, Lord, answer. 297 00:19:46,087 --> 00:19:47,558 Lord... 298 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:48,960 answer me! 299 00:19:52,979 --> 00:19:54,279 Edward. 300 00:20:01,432 --> 00:20:02,732 Edward. 301 00:20:18,713 --> 00:20:21,512 My mother, she made me do it. 302 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:23,320 She made me. 303 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:25,920 She's with him. 304 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:28,320 That's it, isn't it? 305 00:20:32,613 --> 00:20:34,287 My Lord. 306 00:20:34,288 --> 00:20:36,253 The Bishop of Bayeux has arrived. 307 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:39,772 - What? - Nothing. 308 00:20:39,773 --> 00:20:41,560 Nothing at all. 309 00:20:48,213 --> 00:20:49,513 Your Grace. 310 00:20:50,147 --> 00:20:51,747 I'm sorry I missed your arrival. 311 00:20:53,360 --> 00:20:54,660 Brother William. 312 00:20:58,359 --> 00:20:59,686 Explain. 313 00:20:59,687 --> 00:21:01,150 I'm here for the Whitsun Mass. 314 00:21:01,152 --> 00:21:02,764 The Bishop of Bayeux gives that Mass, Odo. 315 00:21:02,766 --> 00:21:04,326 - Where is he? - Yes. 316 00:21:06,408 --> 00:21:08,479 - No! - Yes. 317 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:10,679 - No. - Yes. 318 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:14,082 - You are the Bishop of Bayeux? - Oh, yes. 319 00:21:14,083 --> 00:21:16,239 Your money has spread far and wide in Bayeux 320 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:17,637 and I am in, 321 00:21:17,638 --> 00:21:19,200 right in the inner circle. 322 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,479 The Church is the centre of everything 323 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:25,872 and all these years, I had no idea. 324 00:21:25,873 --> 00:21:27,159 None. 325 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:28,502 Jesus wept. 326 00:21:28,503 --> 00:21:30,799 No, Jesus defines. 327 00:21:31,136 --> 00:21:32,512 He defines me. 328 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:33,867 He defines you. 329 00:21:33,868 --> 00:21:35,559 Yes. Look at me. 330 00:21:36,181 --> 00:21:39,652 Living a life of luxury far from battle, 331 00:21:39,654 --> 00:21:41,599 in a house built on pure gold. 332 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,719 Truly, I have found my God. 333 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,352 You really have, haven't you? 334 00:21:46,353 --> 00:21:47,765 Yes. 335 00:21:49,180 --> 00:21:50,799 Tell me... 336 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:52,120 do they listen to you? 337 00:21:53,120 --> 00:21:55,399 Well, the Church is built on stories, William. 338 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:57,999 They won't even blink without opening that big book of theirs 339 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,239 to check which eye closes first. 340 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:04,090 How do you think a tall-tale expert like me is getting on? 341 00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:07,060 How much power do you really have? 342 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:09,780 How much do you need? 343 00:22:23,940 --> 00:22:25,580 Does He hear me, Gunhild? 344 00:22:27,826 --> 00:22:29,126 Does He? 345 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:32,840 Because I can't hear Him. 346 00:22:35,126 --> 00:22:36,446 His voice is gone. 347 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:41,100 She's with Him. 348 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,439 That's it, isn't it? 349 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,600 My mother has His ear now. 350 00:22:50,120 --> 00:22:53,400 She's filling Him with lies of what I did to her. 351 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:55,860 Lies. 352 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:58,800 She made me do it. 353 00:23:09,419 --> 00:23:10,719 Edward. 354 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:17,000 Could you have done what you did without God's sanction? 355 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:23,600 Surely everything happens... 356 00:23:25,593 --> 00:23:29,415 every single thing, 357 00:23:29,416 --> 00:23:31,393 it happens according to His plan. 358 00:23:34,813 --> 00:23:36,219 It does. 359 00:23:36,393 --> 00:23:37,693 Then there's your answer. 360 00:23:39,513 --> 00:23:41,033 You did nothing wrong. 361 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:47,816 God's love, 362 00:23:47,817 --> 00:23:49,680 it fills this place for you. 363 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:53,532 It fills my heart. 364 00:23:53,533 --> 00:23:54,932 I can feel it. 365 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:58,360 Everything is to His plan. 366 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:02,279 You know it too in your heart. 367 00:24:02,694 --> 00:24:03,994 Yes. 368 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:06,740 His will be done. 369 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:55,359 Harold gave me the impression they were ready to agree. 370 00:24:55,360 --> 00:24:56,600 And I'm sure they will. 371 00:24:56,601 --> 00:24:59,599 I'm simply proposing an alternative in case they don't. 372 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:01,174 Go on. 373 00:25:01,175 --> 00:25:03,279 When Harold's father was Earl, 374 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:04,759 he controlled everything, 375 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,600 but he did it in the name of the kings he served. 376 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,360 Can Harold not agree to do the same for William? 377 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,979 William as king? 378 00:25:16,980 --> 00:25:18,039 As king. 379 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,159 So William comes to England and he's crowned as king. 380 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:21,519 That's your proposal? 381 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,799 With Harold as his adviser and his most trusted proxy. 382 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:26,879 It offers peace and stability, 383 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:28,399 which is no different an outcome 384 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,279 to what Harold's offering William right now. 385 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:31,740 Except Harold will be second. 386 00:25:31,741 --> 00:25:33,200 He will never agree to that. 387 00:25:34,108 --> 00:25:35,609 Neither will William. 388 00:25:35,610 --> 00:25:37,519 Matilda, England will not accept him. 389 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,199 The days of English people kneeling to a foreign king are over. 390 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,040 And you're so sure they'll kneel to a Saxon one? 391 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:47,159 Do you really think it makes such a difference to them 392 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:48,839 if their king is Norman or Saxon? 393 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:51,559 Well, when it makes a difference between peace or war. 394 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:52,640 And Harold will win. 395 00:25:52,641 --> 00:25:55,399 It'll be bloody and terrible, but he will win. 396 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:56,759 You will be defeated. 397 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:58,310 Do you want to be Queen, Edith? 398 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,080 Is that what's in there, scratching away? 399 00:26:03,813 --> 00:26:05,773 One week, and you think you know me? 400 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:12,740 Let us not fence. 401 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,039 Both our husbands want that crown. 402 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,400 Question is, which one of them will yield first? 403 00:26:20,120 --> 00:26:21,770 That is what we must prepare for. 404 00:26:31,940 --> 00:26:33,260 I have food. 405 00:26:34,360 --> 00:26:36,010 They're meant to bring it to you. 406 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:38,799 Yes, but this way they give it to me, 407 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:40,950 and then it looks like I've done everything. 408 00:26:42,433 --> 00:26:43,733 See? 409 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,399 I see. Very convincing. 410 00:26:46,593 --> 00:26:48,393 I'm putty in your hands. 411 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:51,959 I forgot something. 412 00:26:52,373 --> 00:26:53,673 Tostig? 413 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:01,479 - But it's not time. - It is time. 414 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:03,269 We're having a baby now. 415 00:27:03,271 --> 00:27:06,071 - But Harold's midwives aren't... - Find someone, anyone. 416 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,159 Someone, help! We need a nurse, now! 417 00:27:09,406 --> 00:27:11,046 Hey. Hey. 418 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:13,426 Don't worry. 419 00:27:13,427 --> 00:27:15,046 Harold won't let me down. 420 00:27:29,752 --> 00:27:32,111 Doesn't really make sense, does it? 421 00:27:32,273 --> 00:27:34,073 When's the last time you saw a lion? 422 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:38,352 Er, never. 423 00:27:38,353 --> 00:27:41,559 I thought you were more of a lone wolf type anyway. 424 00:27:41,913 --> 00:27:43,873 That would look good on the banner. 425 00:27:45,360 --> 00:27:47,639 Yours is a... snake? 426 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,319 Oh, very good. A dragon. 427 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:51,877 I've never seen a dragon. 428 00:27:51,878 --> 00:27:54,679 Massive, fire-breathing monsters. 429 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:56,078 Looks amazing on a banner. 430 00:27:56,079 --> 00:27:57,538 Oh, you English. 431 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:03,260 William, we need to talk. 432 00:28:04,186 --> 00:28:05,836 Can you and I reach an agreement? 433 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:08,530 I think we can figure it out. 434 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:10,780 So it's settled. 435 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,759 We can agree on control of the crown. 436 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:16,383 It's settled. 437 00:28:16,384 --> 00:28:19,169 After the Whitsun Mass, we'll announce it to the world. 438 00:28:19,640 --> 00:28:22,199 That's generous, but Edward needs to hear it first. 439 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:23,752 I need to tell him myself. 440 00:28:23,753 --> 00:28:25,598 And I need to tell my people. 441 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,040 You need Normandy's loyalty, Harold. 442 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,950 That's what you want, isn't it? That's why you came. 443 00:28:34,539 --> 00:28:36,338 Loyalty comes at a price. 444 00:28:36,613 --> 00:28:38,973 Did I misunderstand your offer? 445 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:41,680 My offer was clear. 446 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,359 I haven't been dishonest with you. 447 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,839 My father once told me a story about King Cnut. 448 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:50,559 After he'd defeated Ethelred, 449 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:53,599 when it was clear he would be the next king of England, 450 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:55,999 he offered the last of his enemies a choice 451 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,678 remain loyal to the dead king, 452 00:28:58,679 --> 00:29:00,959 or swear their loyalty to Cnut. 453 00:29:01,707 --> 00:29:05,479 Every man who swore their loyalty to Cnut was put to the sword, 454 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:08,599 and the ones who remained loyal to the dead king were spared. 455 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:10,399 And do you know why? 456 00:29:10,546 --> 00:29:12,039 It was said he could only ever trust 457 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:14,159 the man who remained loyal to his own heart. 458 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,400 And that's why my father stayed alive. 459 00:29:19,806 --> 00:29:22,206 We can share control, William. 460 00:29:23,913 --> 00:29:25,285 We can. 461 00:29:25,286 --> 00:29:27,198 We just need to trust each other. 462 00:29:29,406 --> 00:29:30,706 I agree. 463 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:35,118 Don't worry, Harold. 464 00:29:35,119 --> 00:29:37,719 Tomorrow, we'll find our agreement. 465 00:29:38,246 --> 00:29:39,546 Come on. 466 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:45,279 I just wanted a straight answer from him, 467 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:46,680 but he wouldn't give me one. 468 00:29:48,186 --> 00:29:50,386 He's hiding something from me, I know it. 469 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,199 And you'd risk taking us to war to find out? 470 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,279 Harold, if you make an enemy of him, 471 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:58,039 there will be a full-scale invasion, 472 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:00,639 and the whole country will get dragged into it. 473 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:02,799 Let William have the crown. 474 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,223 You will still have the power to do... 475 00:30:05,225 --> 00:30:08,719 No, Edith. No. Wessex has never been conquered. 476 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:10,520 Alfred never let that happen. 477 00:30:10,521 --> 00:30:12,319 I can't risk that, I won't. 478 00:30:12,413 --> 00:30:13,713 My father knew that. 479 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:18,420 What did you promise him? 480 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,440 When he was dying, what did you promise your father? 481 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,200 He said it had to be me. 482 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:37,360 - He begged me to take the crown. - Oh, my God. 483 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,079 I promised him this, Edith. 484 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:43,470 On his deathbed, I gave him my word. 485 00:30:43,472 --> 00:30:45,523 You are just like him. 486 00:30:45,524 --> 00:30:47,759 No, because my father was wrong. 487 00:30:47,865 --> 00:30:49,464 This is not about peace. 488 00:30:49,473 --> 00:30:51,033 It is about control. 489 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,280 I cannot let William even think that he can take the crown. 490 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:59,160 Besides, Gunhild will provide us with an heir. 491 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:02,100 She has to. 492 00:31:41,439 --> 00:31:42,739 I... 493 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:46,920 I hear His music. 494 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:57,340 I hear it too. 495 00:32:06,767 --> 00:32:10,247 The Holy Spirit is descended for Whitsun, Edward. 496 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:14,000 He is amongst us. 497 00:32:16,300 --> 00:32:17,600 For you. 498 00:32:20,637 --> 00:32:22,359 For me? 499 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,240 - Oh! - For us. 500 00:32:26,486 --> 00:32:27,786 His will be done. 501 00:32:29,212 --> 00:32:32,812 You and I, together. 502 00:32:35,293 --> 00:32:36,593 Oh! 503 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:38,900 Oh. 504 00:32:52,566 --> 00:32:55,206 - Oh! - Edward? 505 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:58,759 No, no. 506 00:32:58,761 --> 00:33:03,029 No, no. Edward! No, no, no, no. 507 00:33:03,031 --> 00:33:04,359 Oh, fuck. 508 00:33:04,361 --> 00:33:05,839 You bastard! 509 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:08,320 Fucking bastard! No! 510 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:12,671 Help me! Help me! 511 00:33:12,673 --> 00:33:14,393 Help the king! 512 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:30,439 I don't care what Edward's reasons are. 513 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:32,359 That crown has been given to me. 514 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,999 Harold is still offering you the power it represents. 515 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:36,850 There's something he's not telling me. 516 00:33:37,646 --> 00:33:39,592 William, do not make an enemy of him. 517 00:33:39,593 --> 00:33:40,978 Then what? 518 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:44,322 I'm still the heir. It changes nothing. 519 00:33:44,323 --> 00:33:45,679 Robert needs stability. 520 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:47,479 Do you really want him to be fighting wars 521 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:48,780 for the rest of his life? 522 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:51,759 Robert will never have to be the things I've been, 523 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:53,799 I'll make sure of it. 524 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:55,240 The crown is not important. 525 00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:59,270 But if you make the wrong choice, you'll take us to war. 526 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,160 Make the right choice for all of us. 527 00:34:05,146 --> 00:34:06,446 You're right. 528 00:34:27,027 --> 00:34:29,455 Again, again, again, again. 529 00:34:29,456 --> 00:34:30,908 Judith. 530 00:34:34,720 --> 00:34:37,280 Push, push, push, push, push. 531 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:47,080 It's a boy! 532 00:34:48,159 --> 00:34:50,758 It's a little boy. It's a little boy. 533 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:53,040 - Is he alive? - He's alive. 534 00:34:54,319 --> 00:34:56,599 He's here, he's here! 535 00:34:58,020 --> 00:34:59,320 You did it. 536 00:35:00,246 --> 00:35:01,546 Judith? 537 00:35:06,271 --> 00:35:08,871 Judith. What's wrong? 538 00:35:08,873 --> 00:35:10,173 Judith? 539 00:35:11,479 --> 00:35:12,779 Judith. 540 00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:15,860 I'm so sorry. 541 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:27,679 Judith. No, come on. Hey! Come on. 542 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:30,600 Come on, come on, come on, come on, come... 543 00:35:33,192 --> 00:35:34,492 Judith? 544 00:35:35,773 --> 00:35:37,073 Judith! 545 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:40,080 Come on. Oh, God. 546 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:14,760 Harold, where were you? 547 00:36:17,299 --> 00:36:19,499 Where were you? 548 00:36:44,136 --> 00:36:46,432 - What's going on? - This is the melee. 549 00:36:46,827 --> 00:36:48,154 Of all the events, 550 00:36:48,155 --> 00:36:50,519 this is the one the men love the most. 551 00:36:50,786 --> 00:36:52,106 And why is that? 552 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:54,800 They get to take a crack at the Duke. 553 00:37:07,166 --> 00:37:09,606 It is the final day of Whitsun! 554 00:37:11,566 --> 00:37:13,816 This is the event you've all been waiting for. 555 00:37:15,366 --> 00:37:17,526 It is time for the melee! 556 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:21,799 It is time for the Duke himself 557 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:23,759 to step into the arena... 558 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:28,080 and batter the shit out of all of you. 559 00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:31,559 You all know the rules. 560 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:34,159 You fight the man in front of you, 561 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,458 and then when he's down, 562 00:37:36,459 --> 00:37:39,719 you move on to the next one and the next one. 563 00:37:39,720 --> 00:37:43,279 The winner is the last man standing. 564 00:37:43,399 --> 00:37:44,799 Are you ready? 565 00:37:47,359 --> 00:37:48,719 Are you ready? 566 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:52,559 Five! 567 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:53,760 Four! 568 00:37:53,761 --> 00:37:55,119 Three! 569 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:57,599 Two! One! 570 00:37:57,600 --> 00:37:59,240 Fight! 571 00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:08,279 Make sure there's someone there, please. 572 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,720 So this is my strategy... 573 00:39:23,339 --> 00:39:25,339 You fool. 574 00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:28,399 and this is what I've got. 575 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:29,700 We'll get this covered. 576 00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:34,280 I'm wondering, do you have provision for that amount...? 577 00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:57,319 and as our Lord Jesus, 578 00:40:57,320 --> 00:41:01,079 host of hosts, takes his place in the highest seat of heaven, 579 00:41:01,080 --> 00:41:05,080 may the glory of the Holy Spirit descend on us all. 580 00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:08,360 For this is Whitsun. 581 00:41:09,453 --> 00:41:13,893 It is the day of the Spirit, and we are His disciples. 582 00:41:17,799 --> 00:41:19,099 Here. 583 00:41:19,926 --> 00:41:21,226 Now. 584 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:43,920 You. 585 00:41:45,920 --> 00:41:47,440 Do I get a prayer? 586 00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:50,500 Not where you're going. 587 00:41:52,580 --> 00:41:56,407 Tell my brother I'll be waiting for him down there... 588 00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:14,840 For if God is our Father and Jesus is His Son... 589 00:42:16,393 --> 00:42:19,152 then William truly is our spirit, 590 00:42:19,154 --> 00:42:20,839 our guiding light, 591 00:42:20,840 --> 00:42:22,319 our divine force... 592 00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:24,199 Thank you, Your Grace. 593 00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:25,500 Thank you, God. 594 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:30,640 Another Whitsun spent celebrating with friends and family. 595 00:42:32,206 --> 00:42:37,205 How lucky are we to be here at home? 596 00:42:37,779 --> 00:42:40,399 Now, this year, we have even more reason to celebrate 597 00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:43,766 as we are honoured by the presence of our friends from England. 598 00:42:44,040 --> 00:42:45,840 Earl Harold. 599 00:42:45,841 --> 00:42:47,120 His beautiful wife, Edith. 600 00:42:49,573 --> 00:42:50,873 Harold? 601 00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:54,900 Come on, Harold. Come on. 602 00:42:59,100 --> 00:43:02,375 Now, this man, you saw him today. 603 00:43:02,376 --> 00:43:03,500 I mean, what a beast. 604 00:43:05,880 --> 00:43:07,719 The strongest man I ever fought. 605 00:43:07,720 --> 00:43:08,920 Hear, hear. 606 00:43:08,921 --> 00:43:11,519 With Harold Godwinson at your side, you cannot lose. 607 00:43:11,753 --> 00:43:13,113 Give me your hand. 608 00:43:21,093 --> 00:43:22,932 You saved my life. 609 00:43:23,140 --> 00:43:24,740 I saved yours. 610 00:43:26,593 --> 00:43:29,912 We're bound together, forever. 611 00:43:29,914 --> 00:43:33,393 Normandy and Wessex. 612 00:43:33,519 --> 00:43:34,878 Together. 613 00:43:34,880 --> 00:43:36,520 Together! 614 00:43:48,033 --> 00:43:50,820 Today, on Whitsunday, 615 00:43:50,821 --> 00:43:53,113 God has blessed Normandy. 616 00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:58,239 Edward, King of England, has chosen William, our Duke, 617 00:43:58,240 --> 00:44:01,400 to be his successor to the throne of England. 618 00:44:02,840 --> 00:44:06,639 And now, with God as his witness, 619 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:09,559 and over the holy relics of Bayeux, 620 00:44:09,560 --> 00:44:12,239 Harold of Wessex will swear his loyalty 621 00:44:12,240 --> 00:44:17,199 to William of Normandy as the next King of England. 622 00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:18,840 And as all of Europe knows... 623 00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:22,680 a Godwin never breaks his word. 624 00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:25,780 That is true. 625 00:44:29,687 --> 00:44:30,987 I... 626 00:44:31,853 --> 00:44:33,153 Harold Godwinson... 627 00:44:34,520 --> 00:44:35,920 Earl of Wessex... 628 00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:39,320 swear my absolute loyalty... 629 00:44:41,360 --> 00:44:43,320 to the rightful heir of England. 630 00:44:45,120 --> 00:44:46,600 I give you my word on it.