1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:06,040 This programme contains some strong language 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,080 and prolonged violent scenes. 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:10,880 CHATTER 4 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:45,400 Aethel. Godwin. 5 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,120 What are you doing here? 6 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,840 Hey, wait! No. Stop! 7 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:12,440 Are you all right, Father? 8 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,360 What did you come to ask me? 9 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,760 I heard that Edward had agreed to talk. 10 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,960 - Tomorrow, he's granted me a private audience. - And can you trust that? 11 00:01:24,960 --> 00:01:27,200 I have no other choice. 12 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,360 It's that or war. 13 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,720 And we cannot go to war. 14 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,360 So I just need to talk to him. 15 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:35,760 Put this right. 16 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,480 So I kneel... 17 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,680 ..and bow - let him think he's in control. 18 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,080 And we'll find out what he really wants. 19 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:49,720 We'll get there, Harold. 20 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,400 I've talked my way out of trickier corners than this. 21 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:56,720 What do you need from me? What can I do? 22 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,160 I need you rested and alert. 23 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,280 Get some sleep. 24 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:07,960 - Goodnight, Mother. - Goodnight. 25 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,880 Harold's the only one that's come to you and asked you that. 26 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,320 DOOR CLOSES 27 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:18,840 Asked you what you need. 28 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,280 That's because Sweyn doesn't think he needs to. 29 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:24,840 And Tostig, well, 30 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,560 - he doesn't know how. - But Harold did. 31 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,000 So what does that tell you? 32 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,560 I think Magnus is getting bigger. 33 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,040 He's getting fatter. 34 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,000 He eats like there's a midden under him. 35 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,200 If I said that about Estrid, you wouldn't talk to me for a week. 36 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:02,520 And you're not likely to say it, 37 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,400 because Estrid can exercise restraint. 38 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,440 She's not a... 39 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,080 ..tubber like her father. 40 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,320 Did you just call me a tubber? 41 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,640 You are a tubber. 42 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,640 HE LAUGHS 43 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,000 What? 44 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,520 Will we be separated? 45 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,280 Edith. 46 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,680 This family will not be separated. 47 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:47,840 The King wants to talk. It's a good sign. 48 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,240 My children won't even remember this. 49 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,000 There's talk of splitting up the family, 50 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,040 moving some of us to the coast. 51 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,000 I thought you knew better than to listen to gossip. 52 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,080 Don't do that. 53 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:01,720 Don't make it something in my head. 54 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,200 You've heard the exact same talk that I have. 55 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,400 KNOCK AT DOOR 56 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,080 - Are you ready? - Yes. 57 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,240 You ride beside me today, Harold. 58 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,560 What about Sweyn? 59 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:17,720 No, not today. 60 00:04:19,840 --> 00:04:21,880 And what about our plans for the future, 61 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,520 if the King won't listen to you? 62 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,560 Well, the future may have to wait a while longer. 63 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:31,520 You ride with me. 64 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,200 I just don't see how that helps us now. 65 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,720 Because that's the way it's always been, Harold. 66 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:58,040 Power between the three earls, with the crown in the balance between us. 67 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:02,080 - But look where that's got us. - The earls have to have control. 68 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:03,720 We need to restore that balance. 69 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,800 Listen to yourself. 70 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:07,640 We know that does not work. 71 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,880 One person needs to be in control of it all. 72 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,400 Like a king? 73 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,080 Yes. 74 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:18,280 Yes, but fair. Someone who makes the right decisions for everyone, 75 00:05:18,280 --> 00:05:20,280 not just for the crown. 76 00:05:20,280 --> 00:05:23,680 Well, don't say anything like that in front of the King. 77 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,720 You'll start him talking to that finger he has 78 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,000 in that little box of his. 79 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,400 That's all we need today. 80 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,240 Ever seen the arse on Harold's horse before? 81 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,160 Extremely well built. 82 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,360 Can really tell, from all the way back here, 83 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,800 it's a sturdy animal - 84 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,080 well fitted front and centre. 85 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,280 - Now, the arse on your horse... - Shut up, Tostig! 86 00:05:46,280 --> 00:05:48,440 You and your bony arse can piss off. 87 00:06:01,280 --> 00:06:03,360 How long? 88 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:05,640 What? 89 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:09,200 The girl who washes told me it's been weeks since she saw blood. 90 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,640 I have no idea what you're talking about. 91 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,520 A woman always knows, Edith. 92 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:17,920 How long? 93 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,640 Maybe two months. I can't be sure. 94 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,280 Then it's right you keep it a secret. 95 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,080 - Gytha, I have to tell Harold. - No, you don't. 96 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,600 Not yet, not now. 97 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,440 Harold needs his mind in front of him. 98 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,040 I understand. 99 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:42,960 When Godwin was at war, I kept Tostig a secret 100 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:44,760 because I knew it wouldn't have helped him. 101 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:46,240 So you're saying that I should lie to Harold? 102 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,000 I'm saying don't speak of it at all. 103 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:51,880 It's for the best, Edith. 104 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:53,400 Believe me. 105 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,080 Men have their own burdens, 106 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,240 and these... 107 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:07,840 ..are ours. 108 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:36,720 Morcar is here. Father, you said this was a private audience, 109 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,040 - that the King was ready to talk. - I don't think we've been brought 110 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:40,760 here to talk. Don't say anything. 111 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:41,800 FOOTSTEPS APPROACH 112 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:58,000 The kingdom of heaven is my promise to all England. 113 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,760 And you, Godwin of Wessex... 114 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,480 ..today you are declared guilty 115 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,080 for wilfully breaking the peace agreement. 116 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,720 So my flogging is to be public, is it? 117 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:21,480 Break the peace and you forfeit everything to the crown. 118 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,720 Those were the terms of the agreement. 119 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,520 It was your agreement, Earl Godwin. 120 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:27,880 It was. 121 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,600 And yet it was not us that broke the peace. 122 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:32,640 But you know all that. 123 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:38,640 Forfeit and the exile of all your family will be the punishment. 124 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,760 Or face a war against the crown 125 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,960 and the earls of both Mercia and Northumbria. 126 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:50,200 Accept exile, or it's the annihilation of your people. 127 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:51,800 - Choose. - Father. 128 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:55,720 If I do yield... 129 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,040 ..do my people remain untouched? 130 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,520 If you swear never to return to reclaim your lands. 131 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,120 Give your word, Earl Godwin. 132 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:07,680 Swear to it. 133 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:14,800 Then, as Earl, 134 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,520 - I accept exile. - Father! 135 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,680 I will not return and I give you my word on it. 136 00:09:19,680 --> 00:09:22,520 Do you hear? Earl Godwin gives his word. 137 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:24,480 - Wessex did not break the peace! - Harold! 138 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,120 - It was Mercia. - Harold! - Mercia, standing right there! 139 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,440 - Pathetic lies. - Done on the King's word! - This is finished. 140 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:31,120 Father, why the hell should we yield? 141 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,160 - Harold! - Everything you own is now the property of the crown. 142 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:35,760 Wessex belongs to the King. 143 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:39,560 God's mercy... 144 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:45,160 ..will grant you one week to leave England, Godwin. 145 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:51,920 Go. 146 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,760 A moment. 147 00:09:59,960 --> 00:10:02,920 I'm taking it all, Godwin - lands, title, 148 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:07,000 every part of King Alfred's precious legacy for Wessex gone. 149 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:12,800 But I'll give it all back to you on one single condition. 150 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:16,400 My son, Aethel. 151 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,640 You can have it all back 152 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:22,240 the moment you return my Aethel to me alive. 153 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:28,080 We came so close, Emma. 154 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:31,880 We could have had peace. 155 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,560 There's a way through. 156 00:10:53,560 --> 00:10:56,520 But it's exposed and Henry's men are everywhere. 157 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:58,480 Better to wait after dark. 158 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,000 How is she? 159 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:06,240 Close. This baby isn't waiting till Flanders. 160 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:24,680 - Is the bastard defeated? - Finished, Your Majesty. 161 00:11:24,680 --> 00:11:27,440 - Dead? - No, Your Majesty. 162 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,200 We have secured Normandy, 163 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,000 but Duke William escaped with his life. 164 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:36,760 I see. Then he'll flee north to his wife's kin in Flanders. 165 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:38,200 Find him. 166 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:40,600 Spare no effort. 167 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,120 Your Majesty, Normandy is already yours. 168 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:47,280 Not until William is buried beneath it! 169 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:48,320 HORSES NICKER 170 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:54,400 And if he makes it to Flanders, I cannot touch him. 171 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:57,560 So find him. 172 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:00,960 Your Majesty. 173 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:10,960 WOMAN CRIES OUT 174 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,640 You think she's going to do that all night? 175 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,360 Why don't you go down there and ask her? 176 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,280 - Well, she's not my wife. - No, she's not. 177 00:12:28,680 --> 00:12:31,560 - What are we going to do, William? - You're asking me? 178 00:12:31,560 --> 00:12:34,320 Yes. 179 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,760 You always have answers. 180 00:12:39,680 --> 00:12:41,360 It's coming. 181 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,040 BABY CRIES 182 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:10,880 Is it a boy? 183 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:16,280 Come and hold him. 184 00:13:18,680 --> 00:13:21,840 William, come and hold your son. 185 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:29,120 William. 186 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,040 William. 187 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:40,800 Girl or boy? 188 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,240 Boy. 189 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,480 Someone should talk to him. 190 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,680 - I'll talk to him. - Good man. 191 00:13:58,160 --> 00:13:59,720 He keeps too much inside. 192 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,360 He does, my lady. 193 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:05,680 Now, sleep. 194 00:14:12,680 --> 00:14:14,160 FOOTSTEPS APPROACH 195 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,760 - I know what's going on in there. - No, you don't. 196 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:27,280 I remember it, too. 197 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:30,840 Running through the darkness in terror. 198 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:34,360 Swords in every shadow. 199 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,280 No good comes from choices made on the run. 200 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:40,000 We both know it. 201 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,920 You know what this means to Henry. 202 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:46,080 A girl could have escaped without notice, but not a boy. 203 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:48,000 Not with Henry. 204 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,800 I thought that I could keep them safe. 205 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,360 This is not your fault. 206 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,200 You didn't bring this on your child. 207 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:58,560 Henry did. 208 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:05,920 We ride at first light. 209 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:13,840 Earl Morcar, when do you ride for Mercia? 210 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,320 Your Majesty. 211 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,800 Mercia did everything you asked of us. 212 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:22,640 We played our part. But this, today? Wessex belongs to the King, 213 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:25,400 - does it? - Watch your tone, Earl Morcar. 214 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:28,280 Lady Emma. 215 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:32,000 - You promised - us - Wessex. 216 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,320 Our agreement was with your father, 217 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,280 - God rest his soul. - God rest his soul. 218 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:39,400 But you wear his robes... 219 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:42,480 ..well. 220 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:46,920 You promised my father the title Earl of Wessex. 221 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:49,440 - That was the deal. - Did we? 222 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:53,080 The King has promised Mercia a stake in England's future. 223 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:55,320 That is your reward, Earl Morcar. 224 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:58,360 No. 225 00:15:58,360 --> 00:15:59,520 No? 226 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:01,800 No. 227 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,640 Your Majesty, the agreement was clear. 228 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:08,080 We help you provoke the Godwins 229 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:11,760 and, in return, you give us Wessex. 230 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:14,280 I am now the Earl of Mercia... 231 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,880 - ..and I demand your respect. - You have failed 232 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:22,040 to grasp one vital aspect of today's endeavour, Earl Morcar. 233 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:25,440 No matter what is said or done in the King's court, 234 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,360 in the minds of the people, 235 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:30,680 Godwin will always be the Earl of Wessex, 236 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,040 as long as he remains alive. 237 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:43,680 Earl Morcar. 238 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,440 Before you leave. 239 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:53,600 You're young. I know. 240 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:54,760 But learn this. 241 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:58,320 Power isn't given. 242 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:01,320 Power is taken. 243 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,280 And, sometimes, 244 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:08,480 it is a life that must be taken. 245 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:13,720 When your errand is complete and nothing remains... 246 00:17:15,360 --> 00:17:18,480 ..you may take whatever you find in Wessex, 247 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:20,720 whatever your heart desires. 248 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:24,840 Till our next meeting, 249 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:26,720 where I am confident 250 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,160 we will have found a new respect for you... 251 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:33,680 ..Earl Morcar. 252 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,760 The King has let his little Queen out 253 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:49,760 of her cage, has he? 254 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:53,280 - And you've decided to grace us with your presence. - Sweyn. 255 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:57,120 - But then you haven't got a crown. - Of course I've got a crown. 256 00:17:57,120 --> 00:17:58,720 Yes, but you were never crowned, 257 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:02,240 so couldn't he just still crown another? 258 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,640 - Don't rise to it, Gunhild. - No, no, no, no, no, no. 259 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,280 I'm just trying to work out who's getting 260 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,240 more fucked by him... 261 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:09,720 ..her or us. 262 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:11,440 You really are a pig. 263 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,480 - Oh, Sweyn. - Oh! - Gunhild, stop! 264 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:23,280 Enough! This is no time for games. 265 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,520 I've decided we sail for Flanders. 266 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,080 Flanders? Father, 267 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,520 - why don't we fight? - We're not going to fight. 268 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,000 Count Baldwin will shelter anyone who matches his price. 269 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,000 - So we'll be safe. - I've done business with Baldwin. 270 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:50,280 - He'll keep his word. - Keep his word? 271 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:52,920 I'm getting a bit tired of hearing that phrase. 272 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:57,000 - Oh, really, Sweyn? - Mm-hm. - Well, I am still head of this family 273 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:58,840 - so the decision is mine. - Well, 274 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:02,200 maybe it's about time the decision fell to me, Father. 275 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:05,760 Well, maybe...it should, Sweyn. 276 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:11,040 Maybe we should leave our fate in the hands of the man 277 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:14,320 who'd draw his sword in the presence of the King. Eh?! 278 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,720 You think my decision was easy? 279 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,280 That I relish defeat? 280 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,400 If we pursue war, 281 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:27,880 every man, woman and child in Wessex 282 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:29,440 will be put to the sword. 283 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:37,040 Why did Lady Emma say that she would give it all back 284 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,880 if you returned her son Aethel to her alive? 285 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:47,280 Because father murdered him. 286 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,120 I heard Lady Emma say it. 287 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:53,200 You swore to put Aethel on the throne of England, 288 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,360 but then you murdered him in favour of Edward. 289 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:58,400 Didn't you, father? 290 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:03,440 I swore to put the rightful heir on the throne of England. 291 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:06,960 Emma heard what she wanted to hear. 292 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,720 Heard what YOU wanted her to hear. 293 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,720 Aethel would never have married a Godwin. 294 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:14,680 But Edward is weak. 295 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:19,440 So I did what was necessary. 296 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:27,600 And, yes, I killed Aethel to save Wessex. 297 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:29,400 Just like King Alfred saved it. 298 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,960 And just like I saved it again today. 299 00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:37,920 We will depart tomorrow. 300 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,760 Be ready. 301 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:50,400 How did he kill him? 302 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,000 He met Aethel on the shore as a friend 303 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,200 and then put his eyes out, right there on the beach. 304 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:00,080 - Keep your eyes off the crown. - Fucking hell. 305 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,560 This is a death sentence. It's been hanging over us for years. 306 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:06,240 My God, your father is clearly as ruthless as they are. 307 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:07,320 HE SCOFFS 308 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,320 Tell your woman to keep out of this, Harold. 309 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:11,120 Don't you dare talk to my wife like that, Sweyn. 310 00:21:11,120 --> 00:21:12,840 It's fine, Harold, I'm leaving. 311 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,000 You shouldn't have said that. 312 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,080 Oh, will the chirruping of women never stop in here? 313 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:19,560 You know, I'd forgotten what a prick you are 314 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:20,600 when you're out of your depth. 315 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:22,720 Says the woman who can't even get her own husband to fuck her. 316 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:23,960 Enough! 317 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,320 We have enough enemies in Edward and Emma. 318 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,920 - I'm staying here with the King. - Gunhild, you can't do that. 319 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:32,680 No, my mind is set. 320 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:36,920 How selfless a duty, keeping hold of your crown. 321 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:38,240 But they will kill you. 322 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:40,600 Not Edward. I am his wife. 323 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,760 - His God won't allow it. - And what about Lady Emma? 324 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,280 How long will God protect you from her? 325 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:47,760 Gunhild, you have to come with us. 326 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:51,160 If I CAN get him to screw me, 327 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:52,960 then we still have an heir. 328 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,200 None of you were handed a task like mine. 329 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,680 So don't you dare lecture me on duty, Sweyn. 330 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:01,200 If this family is to survive, then, right now, 331 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:02,960 that duty falls to me. 332 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,640 Tostig, now you listen to me. 333 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:12,040 No matter what happens, no matter where you go, 334 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,320 there is only one thing in this life to remember. 335 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,680 Sweyn is an arsehole and he always will be. 336 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:25,080 This is not the end. OK? This is not the end. 337 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:27,880 How? 338 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:31,680 Because this is England, 339 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:34,680 and someone will die and everything will change. 340 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:40,640 FOOTSTEPS APPROACH 341 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,840 I'm sorry Sweyn spoke to you that way. 342 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,360 Sometimes, he forgets who he is. 343 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,680 Oh, he knows exactly what he's doing. 344 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:01,720 - Edith, whatever my father has done... - It's all right, Harold. 345 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:08,840 It's all right. 346 00:23:18,120 --> 00:23:20,200 We'll be safe in Flanders. 347 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:45,720 What's got into him? 348 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:47,960 We're in Flanders. 349 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:50,920 That stream marks the border with Normandy. 350 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:26,280 What the hell is this? 351 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,640 - What were you expecting? - I don't know. 352 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:33,600 - Buildings? - Count Baldwin likes to keep his court on the move. 353 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,200 He likes the fact that anybody 354 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,520 can come to Flanders but he can remain a ghost. 355 00:24:58,160 --> 00:24:59,600 Count Baldwin. 356 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,400 William. So nice to see you. 357 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:10,360 - To what do I owe this pleasure? - We need shelter. 358 00:25:10,360 --> 00:25:12,120 Shelter? Huh? 359 00:25:13,360 --> 00:25:17,040 - What has my daughter done? - Baldwin. - Matilda. 360 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:21,440 - I've missed you. - Oh! 361 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:23,720 Do you expect me to believe that? 362 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,360 - Can I not express my love for my daughter? - I'm not stopping you. 363 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,000 Good. 364 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:32,880 I brought you a present. 365 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:34,680 What might that be? 366 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:38,680 Your grandson. 367 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:41,760 Oh, give him to me. 368 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,240 Give him to me. Ah! 369 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:51,240 Oh, oh. Oh, what a beauty. 370 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:53,800 Huh? Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo! 371 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:55,880 Has he got a name? 372 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:56,920 Not yet. 373 00:25:58,120 --> 00:26:01,560 Baldwin, huh? Baldwin! It's a good, strong name. 374 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:03,160 We're not calling him Baldwin. 375 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:06,400 Suit yourself. 376 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:09,440 Oh. Another present. Put it on the table. 377 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:11,640 Shelter. Can we stay? 378 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:15,800 Of course. Everyone's welcome in Flanders - 379 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:18,720 - for the right price. - Don't be vulgar. 380 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:22,720 Oh, I was joking. It was a joke. I'm joking. 381 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,000 Of course I'm joking. 382 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,840 The only price I ask from family is good reason. 383 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:30,520 Oh, we've got a good reason for you. 384 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:32,000 Good. 385 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,400 - The whole of Normandy? - He took everything. 386 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:39,120 You knew nothing of this? 387 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,520 I knew there was trouble between you, 388 00:26:42,520 --> 00:26:44,840 but I had no idea it had gone so far. 389 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:46,800 - Henry never told you? - No. 390 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,000 I haven't seen or heard from Henry in months. 391 00:26:51,120 --> 00:26:54,120 - But thank God you made it here intact. - You haven't asked why. 392 00:26:54,120 --> 00:26:56,560 Whatever has happened between you and Henry has happened. 393 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,200 Not even curious? 394 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:03,800 Well, you obviously want to tell me, William, 395 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:05,840 so why don't you just go ahead and tell me - 396 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:07,520 why did Henry invade Normandy? 397 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,920 Because I found out he killed my father. 398 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:12,760 Now he wants me dead. 399 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,280 Well, that would certainly do it. 400 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,320 - You don't seem surprised. - Henry's killed a lot of fathers. 401 00:27:22,360 --> 00:27:24,240 I mean, condolences, obviously, 402 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:26,520 but he's killed a lot of fathers 403 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:29,800 and sons and mothers and wives and daughters - you name it. 404 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:31,920 He never told you any of his plans? 405 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:34,040 Why would he tell me? 406 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:35,560 I married his sister. 407 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:38,600 He trusts me less than anyone. 408 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,360 Are you going to do something about it? 409 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:46,680 - Wouldn't you? - Ha. Revenge? 410 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,640 No, no. I'm no romantic. 411 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:51,080 I've got a province to run. 412 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:56,320 And Henry's no fool. This is simply a game of power to him. 413 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:57,760 Keep all the pieces 414 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:00,200 in perfect balance and you will never be defeated. 415 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:03,800 And that game is what awaits our child. 416 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,480 Just history repeating. 417 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:28,680 BABY CRIES 418 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,400 Hey. 419 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,800 Hey. Hello. 420 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:35,400 Hey! 421 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,120 Oh, oh, oh, oh. 422 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:44,600 Hey. 423 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:46,160 Why are you awake? 424 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:07,440 Don't worry, we'll be back. 425 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:12,760 Is this what my whole life amounts to? 426 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:15,960 Enough to be packed into a handful of wagons. 427 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:17,960 Godwin, don't be stupid. 428 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:25,000 Get ready. Get your shield! 429 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,360 Raiders coming in from the north, heading right for us. 430 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,080 - Markings? - Mercians, for sure. 431 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:31,680 That bastard Morcar! 432 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:34,400 - They're hot on our heels, Father. - We need to leave right now! 433 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:36,200 Everyone on the move! 434 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:41,600 Hurry, Edith. Follow the tracks east through the forest. 435 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:43,880 - The boats will be waiting. - What about you? 436 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,880 We'll head south to make the Mercians follow. 437 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,000 They're coming! 438 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,520 CRIES 439 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,880 Leave now! Leave! 440 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,240 - We need to get the children out of here now. - Help me! 441 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:05,080 No! 442 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:06,800 Edith! 443 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,720 - She needs help! - Go! - Wait! 444 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:12,040 What are you doing? 445 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:13,720 Get away! 446 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:27,360 HE PANTS 447 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:18,520 - I'll take him. - Yes, my lady. 448 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:27,200 My lord. 449 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:35,160 William, come here. 450 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:37,520 - I know you want to. - I can see him from here. 451 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:44,200 Come here and give him a name. 452 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:49,400 William, he needs a name. 453 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,680 Count Baldwin, the ears of Europe 454 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:08,680 and you had no idea Henry would attack Normandy? 455 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:13,320 It may come as a surprise to you but, as I said before, 456 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:15,400 Henry doesn't keep me in his confidence. 457 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:18,200 I find that hard to believe. 458 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:19,920 William, 459 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:23,520 - have I ever lied to you? - Oh, I'd be shocked if you hadn't. 460 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:28,360 Well, I'm not lying to you now. I had no idea what Henry was planning. 461 00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:31,160 But you had to ask me again. It's a reasonable question. 462 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:34,680 - What are you going to do? - Nothing. 463 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:38,640 I will remain neutral. This is how Flanders survives. 464 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:42,280 - Henry is your family. - You are my family. 465 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:44,680 Matilda and your son are blood. 466 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:47,840 Henry's a circumstance of marriage - there's no future in that. 467 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:54,320 - My son is an opportunity for him. - Yes. 468 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:57,240 - But he's a child. - I was a child once. 469 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,200 - Look what Henry did to me. - So... 470 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:03,320 ..what are YOU going to do? 471 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:06,320 Protect him. 472 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,760 - What the hell is this? - She says she has a message 473 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:23,560 for you - about the Godwins. 474 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,040 - Where are they? - Gone halfway to Flanders 475 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:32,440 on a boat by now. You're too late. 476 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:34,880 Then you're of no use to me. 477 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,080 - Kill her. - Harold Godwinson. 478 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:42,280 What do you think he'll do when he finds out you murdered his wife? 479 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:45,720 Go ahead. Prolong this, if you must. 480 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,400 He will know that it was you that ordered it. 481 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:49,840 Do you really want to risk that? 482 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:53,800 Then we'll let Lady Emma decide your fate. 483 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:57,400 Take her as prisoner. 484 00:33:57,400 --> 00:33:58,960 And keep searching - 485 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:01,000 they won't have reached the beach yet. 486 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:09,480 Brother, who's that woman? 487 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:10,760 Nobody. 488 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:15,960 She's not here. 489 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:17,000 Understand? 490 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:24,160 You saw the wagons leaving, Harold. 491 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:25,840 Your wife will be at the boats by now. 492 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:28,440 - They...They all will. - When I see them safe, 493 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:31,320 - then I'll be satisfied. - Are you sure a fire's a good idea? 494 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:33,760 If it's stacked right, no-one will see. 495 00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:35,720 He needs the heat. Right, Harold? 496 00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:40,200 - Help him, Sweyn. - I don't build fires. Someone does it for me. 497 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,120 Find some rocks. 498 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:44,120 - Make sure they're dry. - What difference does that make? 499 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:47,360 - It means they won't explode. - They're rocks. 500 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:48,800 Sweyn, grow up! 501 00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:52,000 Don't talk to me like that. 502 00:34:54,520 --> 00:34:56,040 Just get him the rocks. 503 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:06,760 COUGHS 504 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:12,600 - Father. - Hmm. 505 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:18,480 The boats are well hidden. They will wait for us. 506 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:25,560 - I'm sorry, Harold. - It was an ambush. 507 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:27,520 What could you have done? 508 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:36,400 You were right, Harold. 509 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:41,520 You were right and I should have listened to you. 510 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:45,760 There it is. 511 00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:54,920 Odo said you were out here. 512 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:03,680 - What's on your mind? - Henry will never stop. 513 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:07,880 You know the kind of man he is, what he's capable of. 514 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:09,880 Yes, I do know. 515 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,880 I also know that your son's childhood won't be like yours. 516 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:16,000 I'm going to make sure of it. 517 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:21,400 What do you want me to do? 518 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:22,880 Find me a family. 519 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:28,240 Someone leaving the citadel 520 00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:31,480 and travelling as far from here as possible. 521 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:32,520 And, Fitz... 522 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:36,520 ..Matilda can't know about this. 523 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:39,880 Not until it's done. 524 00:37:09,240 --> 00:37:10,280 Thank you. 525 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:14,120 Were you crying? 526 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:17,440 No, my eyes are itchy. I-I can't reach them. 527 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:18,760 Oh, here. 528 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:30,760 - Are you pregnant? - Sh! That's not true. - It is. 529 00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:33,880 All the women in the stockade get red eyes when they're pregnant. 530 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:36,360 Please don't say a word. It's our secret. 531 00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:15,360 - Mother? - The attack on the Godwin stockade. 532 00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:17,560 Attack? 533 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:19,240 What...What's happened? 534 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:23,040 Leave us. 535 00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:24,640 Leave us! 536 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,680 That idiot Morcar rode in like a roaring bull. 537 00:38:36,040 --> 00:38:39,080 The Godwins heard him and scattered before they could be... 538 00:38:40,240 --> 00:38:43,760 - ..dealt with. - Well, perhaps God's mercy spared them. 539 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:45,320 God's mercy didn't spare Aethel. 540 00:38:50,120 --> 00:38:53,200 My darling boy, it's not about God's mercy - 541 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:54,920 it's about God's punishment. 542 00:38:56,080 --> 00:39:00,280 We were fools to trust another with this. 543 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:01,320 Edward... 544 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:03,400 ..do you trust me? 545 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:07,920 - Haven't I always kept you alive? - Yes, Mother, 546 00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:10,720 - you have. - Let's pray together. 547 00:39:10,720 --> 00:39:12,360 Maybe we'll find some answers. 548 00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:17,240 Let's pray. 549 00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:26,160 BABY GURGLES 550 00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:29,880 - You can go. - My lord, the Duchess said I should stay with him until... 551 00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:31,640 Leave now. 552 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:33,760 BABY GURGLES 553 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:14,800 They will give you a name. 554 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:18,560 My lord. 555 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:23,360 The family is here. 556 00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:26,920 They will take good care of him. 557 00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:34,280 BABY GURGLES 558 00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:47,040 Well? 559 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:50,840 Well, what? 560 00:40:50,840 --> 00:40:53,200 Well, you asked to talk to me. 561 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:54,800 I sent no such message. 562 00:40:58,280 --> 00:40:59,960 Then why am I here? 563 00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:16,480 William! 564 00:41:16,480 --> 00:41:17,920 William. 565 00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:21,840 William. What have you done? 566 00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:23,440 What have you done? 567 00:41:28,160 --> 00:41:29,760 Robert. 568 00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:32,800 His name is Robert. 569 00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:37,960 HORN BLOWS 570 00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:46,840 Take this. 571 00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:49,160 Hurry! The Mercians aren't far behind. 572 00:41:49,160 --> 00:41:51,880 - Where's Edith? - I'm sorry, Harold, we got separated. 573 00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:53,880 Mother, where's Edith? 574 00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:55,440 I think they've taken her. 575 00:41:58,400 --> 00:42:01,240 Get away from me! We're not leaving her behind. 576 00:42:01,240 --> 00:42:04,240 Get away from me! Get away from me! 577 00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:07,120 - We are not leaving her behind. - Harold, calm down. - No! 578 00:42:07,120 --> 00:42:08,520 - Calm down, Harold! - Get away from me! 579 00:42:08,520 --> 00:42:12,520 CHILDREN CRY 580 00:42:12,520 --> 00:42:15,080 Harold. They need you. 581 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:18,880 What would Edith want? Think. Your children need you. 582 00:42:20,160 --> 00:42:21,880 Mercians coming! 583 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:25,160 CHILDREN CONTINUE TO CRY