1 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,160 I have crushed more nations 2 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,160 and killed more kings than history remembers. 3 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,480 To conquer England is nothing to me. 4 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:24,120 So tell me, Saxon insect, 5 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,720 why should I keep you alive? 6 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,240 What help are you to King Hardrada? 7 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,600 It's not yours. It's not yours, Mother. 8 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:52,040 You Viking whore. 9 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:56,400 I saw you with him. 10 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,440 Whispering. Whispering. 11 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:01,880 You told him. 12 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:03,400 PRAYING 13 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,440 WHEEZY COUGHING 14 00:01:09,320 --> 00:01:10,520 Earl Godwinson. 15 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,080 - Is he alert? - He was a moment ago. 16 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,680 Not yet, not yet, not yet. 17 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:29,480 Not yet, not yet, not yet. 18 00:01:30,960 --> 00:01:35,200 - The danger of the fire. - Your Majesty, I will protect you. 19 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,720 There is nothing to fear. I will keep you safe. 20 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,240 Safe from the fires. 21 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:48,520 But there is grave news from Normandy, Your Majesty. 22 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:51,800 A dire response from Duke William. 23 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:56,880 - Is cousin William here? - Edward, your cousin is burning the face 24 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,240 of God from every duchy he has conquered. 25 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:00,800 Every church put to the torch. 26 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,160 Duke William has revealed his godless soul to the world. 27 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,600 No Christian is safe from his fire. 28 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,480 We burn for his blasphemies. 29 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,240 Answer me, God. 30 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,080 God is... 31 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,400 God is speaking. 32 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:22,880 The devil is coming. 33 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,560 Lakes of fire overflowing the land. 34 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,000 England ablaze. 35 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,000 England ablaze! 36 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:35,800 No matter that this is a warning from God. 37 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,760 He knows our future if William claims the crown. 38 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:45,160 Your Majesty, what is God's will? 39 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:47,920 Who is to protect your kingdom? 40 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,240 Your Majesty, what is God's will? 41 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,240 Tell me, what is God's will? 42 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:08,720 Tell us. 43 00:03:15,920 --> 00:03:18,400 - God's will be done. - His will be done. 44 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,560 WHISPERED PRAYERS 45 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,600 The King has renounced Duke William, 46 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,160 and has named me as his successor to the throne of England. 47 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:49,640 God's will be done. 48 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,320 Long live the King. 49 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,520 We cannot announce Edward's death 50 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,080 until I have absolute guarantees from Mercia and Northumbria 51 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,200 that they will stand behind Wessex. 52 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,560 This must stay a secret for long enough. 53 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:15,200 - What do we tell the people? - You tell them nothing. 54 00:04:16,280 --> 00:04:19,800 This does not leave this room. Do you understand? 55 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,640 - Yes, my lord. - Yes, Your Majesty. - Of course. 56 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:26,480 Your Majesty. 57 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,480 What choice did I have? Just let the King die? 58 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,200 - What choice did I have? - Leave us. 59 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,440 I'll have my spies spread the story that the King's fever continues, 60 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:44,400 and the Archbishop has been instructed 61 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:45,920 to let no-one enter the bedchamber. 62 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,720 Have the earls still not responded to my invitation to London? 63 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:51,360 Morcar has. Still nothing from Tostig. 64 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:52,960 Still nothing? 65 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,080 No word from Northumbria for weeks. 66 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,880 Not from Tostig or any of the tax collectors. 67 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,240 - Not even any word of the baby? - Nothing. - Hmm. 68 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:09,840 - Edith, I need you to go to him. - Me? - Well, if the King is ill, 69 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:11,880 I cannot leave London without raising suspicion. 70 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:15,800 - What about your mother? - You understand Tostig. 71 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,040 He will talk to you. 72 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,000 You know that Tostig has always admired you, trusted you. 73 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,160 - You want me to fill his head with your lies about the King? - No. 74 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,440 I want you to go there to find out what is really happening. 75 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,320 Help him understand that we need him. 76 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:34,960 Please, Edith. 77 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,640 We need the Earl of Northumbria to stand strong. 78 00:05:44,280 --> 00:05:45,360 Please. 79 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:51,480 SWORDS CLASH 80 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,280 - What's that? - What? - That. 81 00:06:00,280 --> 00:06:01,640 It's a metal leg. 82 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,240 - Huh? - What of it? - William. 83 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,440 No-one has seen King Edward since Whitsun Day. 84 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,840 Yes, well, the Queen is saying it's a fever, 85 00:06:08,840 --> 00:06:11,320 but I have friends who tell me he's being cared for 86 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,240 by the Archbishop of Canterbury himself. 87 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,280 - Not his physician. - No. His archbishop. 88 00:06:17,280 --> 00:06:19,280 - He's ill. - I think he's very ill. 89 00:06:19,280 --> 00:06:22,720 And if Edward's weak, then Harold will try to manipulate him. 90 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,960 - That's what I'd do. - Matilda? 91 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:26,400 We have to be sure. 92 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,680 - Your spies in England? - They can confirm it. 93 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,880 Then do it. Let's find out. Be discreet. 94 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:33,960 What? 95 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:36,480 Well, it'd be easier to be discreet 96 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,320 if you hadn't announced your intentions to the whole of Normandy. 97 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,200 Normandy needed to know. 98 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,400 Now they'll be faster to back me. 99 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:44,720 Summon the barons. 100 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,120 The greater your contribution, the greater your share 101 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,280 but Normandy must stand united. 102 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,760 It's very simple. George, I need your archers. 103 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:57,600 Montgomery, I need your horses, 104 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,800 - Richard, I need your iron. - What about the Baron of Brittany's ships? 105 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,640 You can have all the swords and horses and archers in the world, 106 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,560 but what use are they if you can't get them across the Channel? 107 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,520 Brittany is not your concern. Leave that to me. 108 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,080 So we have an agreement. 109 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:22,760 Just getting ready. 110 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:24,680 For war? 111 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,280 For Harold's inevitable move to take the crown. 112 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,840 And when that happens, we'll discuss it, right? You and I. 113 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:36,880 William, I will support your decisions, 114 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:38,480 but I must be a part of them. 115 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,960 - No more surprises like Whitsun Day. - Of course. 116 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,920 I'm being cautious, that's all. 117 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:49,680 No, you're being the opposite of cautious. 118 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,960 There's no plan to be made until you're sure of a fleet. 119 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,040 Just wait. 120 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:00,640 What if Harold isn't waiting? 121 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,840 Then he isn't being cautious and you're cleverer than him. 122 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:06,560 What makes you so sure? 123 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:10,040 Because I married you. 124 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:19,360 Until I have my fleet, I will stay cautious. 125 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,360 Let Harold worry about Edward. 126 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:32,880 You don't need to. 127 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,320 CHILDREN CHATTER 128 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:51,000 You tell Tostig whatever he thinks he's done, 129 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,160 - there's nothing that cannot be forgiven. - I will. 130 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,520 Magnus, Estrid, come. 131 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,880 It's not like Tostig at all. He knows that we'd worry about him. 132 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:05,920 DOOR CLOSES 133 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:12,080 King Edward was dead, wasn't he, when you asked him? 134 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,160 King Edward named me as his successor. 135 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:18,200 - I heard him say the words. - Why, Harold? 136 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,880 Because I will not make you lie for me, Edith. 137 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:23,560 King Edward, on his deathbed, 138 00:09:23,560 --> 00:09:26,400 named me as successor to the English crown. 139 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:27,840 And you want Tostig to know. 140 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,200 I want Tostig to believe that the future of this family 141 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,440 - is safe and secure. - And is it safe and secure? 142 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,880 When I wear that crown, we will all be safe - 143 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,280 you, the children, and Tostig. 144 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,880 I need him, Edith. I need his support. 145 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:47,160 I'll tell him. 146 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,600 - Did you invite him? - I did not. 147 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:10,000 Greetings. 148 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,960 I hear you've wooed the barons into joining forces with you. 149 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,400 So I've brought a message from your stubborn friend, 150 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:19,880 the Baron of Brittany. Brittany owes me favours, 151 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,040 so he has agreed to meet with you - 152 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:26,480 but only on condition that it takes place on his own territory. 153 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,080 Who does he think he is? 154 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:29,360 The man with more ships 155 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,960 than the rest of northern Europe put together - 156 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:33,200 and if you want them, 157 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:34,960 you're going to have to go to Brittany to get them. 158 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:36,640 Do you think that will secure the deal with him? 159 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:37,680 Yes, I think so. 160 00:10:37,680 --> 00:10:40,280 You might offer five times what you offered the other barons, 161 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:43,760 - but he'll have his price. - We'll leave before dawn. 162 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:47,600 And, William, a little humility might grease his palm. 163 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:49,880 - You want me to grovel? - No, I don't want anything. 164 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:51,160 I'm not after his ships. 165 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,320 He means don't start a war with Brittany. 166 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:56,400 I'll be cautious, Baldwin. 167 00:10:57,760 --> 00:10:59,960 - He got here quick. - He certainly did. 168 00:10:59,960 --> 00:11:01,560 Do you trust what he says? 169 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:04,200 Well, I trust he arranged a meeting. He wouldn't lie about that. 170 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:05,640 And the rest? 171 00:11:07,560 --> 00:11:10,280 Start packing silver. Lots of it. 172 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,360 Morcar, Earl of Mercia. 173 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:35,840 Earl Morcar. 174 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:40,560 Thank you for making the journey. 175 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:46,720 Where is the King? 176 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,040 The King has named Harold as his successor. 177 00:11:52,560 --> 00:11:53,600 May I see the decree? 178 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,280 The King is still too weak to put his name to a decree. 179 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,240 But I witnessed it, as did the Archbishop of Canterbury. 180 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:08,840 Well, now that we've established that nothing is amiss, 181 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,160 let's discuss why I've been summoned here 182 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,120 with the utmost urgency, shall we? 183 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,880 I need to know that I'll have your backing for the throne 184 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:19,480 should the Duke of Normandy make a challenge for it. 185 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,320 If William becomes King, he will tear England apart. 186 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:42,760 Yes. 187 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:46,120 Yes, I'll back you. 188 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:49,560 But I want full control of Northumbria. 189 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:54,840 Tostig is the Earl of Northumbria. 190 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,640 And where is he, little Earl Tostig? 191 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,480 This is the council of the three earls, is it not? 192 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,680 - Was he not summoned accordingly? - You watch your tone. 193 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:04,480 You need William to believe that Wessex, Mercia and Northumbria 194 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:06,200 are all united behind the crown. 195 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,560 That means you need Northumbria stable. 196 00:13:10,560 --> 00:13:13,360 You want my help? Northumbria is my price. 197 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,800 Well, it's one half of it. 198 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,000 Margaret? 199 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,080 You recall my sister? 200 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:35,840 She's grown into such a beautiful young woman, 201 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:36,880 don't you think? 202 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:44,120 Such beauty, such grace. Would make a splendid queen. 203 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,080 - I have a wife, Morcar. - In the Danish way, yes, 204 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:52,960 but not in the eyes of the Church - 205 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,800 and Margaret's always liked you so. Haven't you, Margaret? 206 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:03,440 Well? 207 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:18,920 Gunhild, leave us to talk. 208 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:20,520 Harold! 209 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:22,320 - This is outrageous! - Leave us to talk. 210 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:23,920 All of you, leave us. 211 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:24,960 Please. 212 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:49,280 I will give you Northumbria. But that is more than enough. 213 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,160 It's not nearly enough. 214 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,680 I want my family's blood on the throne of England, 215 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:55,000 just like you do. 216 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:00,040 Mercia's loyalty, secured for longer than both of us shall live. 217 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:02,760 Now, that is peace. 218 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,160 Then we will betroth my son Magnus to your first-born daughter. 219 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:09,560 I did not come here to barter. 220 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:11,920 This marriage is the price I demand for Mercia's loyalty. 221 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,520 - I cannot marry your sister! - Then you'll not be King. 222 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,160 Wait, Morcar, wait. 223 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,360 Do you realise what you are asking of me? 224 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:22,960 Do you want war, Morcar? Because that's where this ends. 225 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:24,760 A war between us, and you will lose. 226 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:27,240 I don't think you've got time for all that, Harold. 227 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:29,200 William's already massing his forces, 228 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,840 and you can't keep the King's health a secret from him forever. 229 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,520 I've waited my whole life for this moment. 230 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,320 A chance to finally make Wessex dance 231 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:40,920 to Mercia's tune for once. 232 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,040 Do you really think I'll back down when I know I can't lose? 233 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,920 - I should kill you where you stand. - But you won't. 234 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:52,200 So choose. 235 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,480 Harold, do you hear what you're saying? 236 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,720 You cannot marry Morcar's sister. 237 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:16,000 Then Morcar turns against me and we have civil war. 238 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,240 All William would have to do is pick up the pieces. 239 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,920 - Is Morcar really that stupid? - His father was. 240 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:26,080 He was a disgusting truffle pig who could see nothing but the prize. 241 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:29,440 Morcar is not stupid. He knows that we can't risk a war with Mercia. 242 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,200 Not now. And that is why Margaret is the only option. 243 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:36,240 Harold, I've been married to a man who despises me. 244 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,040 You will curse Margaret's life. 245 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:41,480 HE SIGHS 246 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:41,480 I know. 247 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:45,080 You cannot be seen to be Mercia's puppet. 248 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,640 If William invades, the eyes of all Europe will be on you. 249 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:49,840 And if they see strings on your back, 250 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,640 you'll be fighting that reputation for the rest of your life. 251 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,760 And if I don't marry Margaret, Mercia turns against us 252 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:57,320 and William invades. 253 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:58,560 And all of us die. 254 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:01,360 All of us. 255 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,800 I made Father a promise to protect us. 256 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,120 And what about Edith? 257 00:17:07,120 --> 00:17:10,320 And your strength, and the strength of the Godwins and Wessex? 258 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,240 For that promise you'd sacrifice your own wife? 259 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:17,920 Is this marriage worth the risk of that? 260 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:32,600 Hello? 261 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:48,560 I'll talk to her. 262 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:56,240 Tostig? 263 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:02,520 DOOR CLOSES 264 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:13,960 Tostig? 265 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:25,400 Edith, what are you doing here? 266 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,720 - Is Harold with you? - Harold is in London. 267 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:32,920 We came to see you because we hadn't heard from you in months. 268 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:34,240 Where is Judith? 269 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,200 Why did Harold send us here? 270 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:44,800 I don't understand. Harold made you Earl because he has faith in you. 271 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:48,560 He made me Earl when he needed me and then he abandoned me. 272 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:53,200 My whole life, I've supported him. 273 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:58,160 The one time I asked for his help, that I need his help, nothing. 274 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,800 What help? What are you talking about, Tostig? 275 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:03,120 I sent word to London. 276 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,520 We never received it. We were in Normandy. 277 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:15,120 My Judith is dead. 278 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,280 She's dead. I tried to keep her warm. 279 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:22,320 The baby came too early. 280 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:26,600 He stopped crying. 281 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,480 He just stopped. He wanted to follow her. 282 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:32,880 I tried to keep her warm. 283 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:41,560 Oh, Tostig, I'm so, so sorry. 284 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:46,880 Why did Harold send you here? 285 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,160 What's changed? What? What? 286 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,560 King Edward is dying and he's named Harold as his successor. 287 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:01,520 CHUCKLES GENTLY 288 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:14,200 That crown, that fucking crown. 289 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:16,440 Listen to me. You're not well. 290 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,360 No, I see things clear! 291 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,960 Do you know where Sweyn is? 292 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:27,960 On his way to the Holy Land. 293 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,960 No, Sweyn is dead. He's dead. He was murdered. 294 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,640 - Why would you say that? - Because I was told. I was told. 295 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:37,840 My friends in Mercia, they know, Edith. 296 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,040 Read it. 297 00:20:42,360 --> 00:20:43,640 They wrote to me. 298 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:49,040 Sweyn is dead. 299 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:51,920 As dead as Judith and my son. 300 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,280 I don't know who I am without her, Edith. 301 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:04,280 I don't know which pieces of me are alive 302 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:05,640 and which died by her side. 303 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,360 Is it possible for a man to be alive like this? 304 00:21:12,360 --> 00:21:13,840 You listen to me. 305 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:16,240 I know exactly who you are. 306 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,160 You are Tostig Godwinson. 307 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:22,400 You're the man who always had a kind word for me 308 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,320 when I was lost in this family, 309 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:28,120 and you were there when I needed a friend. 310 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:31,000 Let's get up. That is who you are. 311 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:36,600 You're loyal, compassionate and brave in the face of loss. 312 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:39,880 Sit down there. 313 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:43,440 I have always known who you are, 314 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:46,280 and I still see that man in front of me. 315 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:47,800 No. 316 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:51,600 Edith, I'm so sorry. 317 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:57,040 It's all right, Tostig. I know that this isn't you. 318 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,920 - I know you are riven with grief. - I saw you first, Edith. 319 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:03,320 I loved you first. 320 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,520 Then Harold took you, just like he took Sweyn. 321 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,200 Just like he sent us here to die. 322 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,520 Listen to me. I am loyal to this family. 323 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,640 I can be a good earl. Judith saw it in me. 324 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:22,880 You can trust me. 325 00:22:24,120 --> 00:22:25,920 But do not trust Harold. 326 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:29,320 He will betray you. 327 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:33,760 He will betray us all. 328 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:41,040 Do you, Harold, Earl of Wessex, 329 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,800 take unto thyself as wife 330 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:45,920 Lady Margaret of Mercia, 331 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:49,480 and pledge unto her before God and these witnesses 332 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:54,720 to be her protector and defender, and to honour and sustain her? 333 00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:58,920 I do. 334 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:19,920 Do you, Lady Margaret of Mercia, take unto thyself as husband 335 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:24,920 Harold, Earl of Wessex, and pledge unto him before God 336 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:27,160 and these witnesses... 337 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:28,360 HORSE WHINNIES 338 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,160 Tostig believes Sweyn is dead. 339 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,080 Thomas, he's convinced that Harold has betrayed him. 340 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:42,800 The man's raving. You saw what he's been living on. 341 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:45,200 - His mind is not his own. - It's more than that. 342 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:48,600 Whatever poison he's got inside his head, 343 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,560 he's built Harold into this towering villain 344 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,160 responsible for his troubles here in Northumbria. 345 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:57,600 I think Harold has to come here himself. 346 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:58,680 Tostig won't believe anything 347 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:00,520 until he can see the truth in Harold's eyes. 348 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:02,320 Leave as many men with him as you can. 349 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,640 Give them instruction on how to help Tostig do his job. 350 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:09,480 We go back to London and we tell Harold what's happened. 351 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:11,080 Harold will know what to do. 352 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:12,920 I need to say goodbye to Tostig. 353 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:18,240 Do you? 354 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:20,480 I do. 355 00:25:22,360 --> 00:25:23,480 I do believe him. 356 00:25:25,360 --> 00:25:26,800 If he comes here, will you listen? 357 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:39,160 My men are going to stay with you and they will protect you. 358 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:42,120 Thank you, Edith. 359 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:49,320 I wish you didn't have to leave. 360 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:54,600 I'll be back with Harold. 361 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:56,520 No-one else. Just us. 362 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:00,760 You'll be protected. 363 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:03,920 I give you my promise, you'll be safe. 364 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:29,920 Morcar? 365 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:33,800 - What's going on? - We're returning to Mercia. 366 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,320 - All of you? - What did you expect? 367 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:41,960 I thought someone... 368 00:26:44,120 --> 00:26:46,600 I didn't realise I was to be left here alone. 369 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:54,000 You are Harold's wife now, Margaret. 370 00:26:55,120 --> 00:26:56,480 You will become his queen. 371 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,480 You have made him hate me. 372 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,560 You will become queen. That is all that matters. 373 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:05,600 Do you understand me? 374 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:13,720 If we do not play our part, what will there be? 375 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:18,960 What will there be? 376 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:24,560 There will be consequences. 377 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,400 There will be consequences. Good. 378 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:37,920 I love you, sister. 379 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:41,160 Remember that. 380 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:12,000 What's going on, Baldwin? 381 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,040 I'm creating a masterpiece for you and my grandson. 382 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:17,680 So I have rosemary, 383 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:22,520 but I don't see chives and sage. 384 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:25,640 I think Robert is a little young for your culinary experiments. 385 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:29,360 Experiments? I had you eating off the bone by the age of three. 386 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,480 Why are you so eager to help William get these ships? 387 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:35,840 If we could add England to our alliance, 388 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:37,920 we would be the most powerful family in Europe. 389 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,840 You've never expressed the slightest interest in England. 390 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,320 Did I not marry Judith into their nobility? 391 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,280 Yes. And if William invades, 392 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:50,600 she'll be married to the brother of his enemy. 393 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:54,200 Well, then, one way or the other, I'll have backed the winning side. 394 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:57,240 What do you think? 395 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:02,840 - Beetroot and celery. - I think you've no business encouraging him. 396 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:05,280 Isn't that what you're doing? 397 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:08,200 Why are you waiting for that particular flame to go cold? 398 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:12,600 I believe William's plan to invade is a good thing. 399 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,040 - I see you at supper. - No onions. 400 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:19,400 Who raised you? 401 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,080 You want my ships? 402 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:47,640 I want peace between us, for all our benefit. 403 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:48,960 You want my ships. 404 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:55,360 He wants what's not his, doesn't he, Alain? 405 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:56,440 Yes, Father. 406 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:01,200 My son was the same. He wanted what wasn't his. 407 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:06,760 Only, he tried to overthrow me for it. 408 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,200 Show him how successful you were, Alain. 409 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:21,640 My own son. 410 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:24,760 Can you imagine? 411 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:30,200 Now he will become Baron... Alain, when did I say you'll become Baron? 412 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:31,640 Speak up! 413 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:35,640 When my hand grows back. 414 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:39,080 When his hand grows back. 415 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:41,400 Charming. 416 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:47,160 Go on, then, Normandy. You came to make an offer. 417 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:48,240 Make me one. 418 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:54,200 I brought you silver. 419 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,520 More than twice the value of your entire fleet. 420 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:01,120 Why on earth would I sell my power to you? 421 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:04,840 What kind of fool would that make me? 422 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:10,120 Baldwin of Flanders told me you're ready to discuss terms. 423 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:13,560 That's why I'm here. Because you agreed to meet. 424 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:15,000 I don't want your silver. 425 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,600 If I sell you my fleet and you lose in England, 426 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:21,720 I will make an enemy of Harold. It's a big risk. 427 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:27,320 So I will give you my fleet for one price only. 428 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:30,560 And what is that price? 429 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:35,040 Normandy. 430 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:38,400 That is my price. 431 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:41,840 For you to become King of England, 432 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:43,680 you will have to give me Normandy. 433 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:46,920 Look at him, Alain. 434 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:50,680 Just like you, huh? 435 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:53,920 Because he will only give me Normandy when your hand grows back. 436 00:31:56,440 --> 00:32:00,040 And that's when he'll get my ships. 437 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:05,880 My advice? 438 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:11,160 Take the silver. 439 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:32,960 What's happened? 440 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:36,040 Sweyn is dead. 441 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:45,480 How? 442 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:48,560 He was murdered in France in a tavern brawl. 443 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:51,480 We got word this morning. 444 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:55,240 Gytha, I am so sorry. 445 00:32:57,920 --> 00:32:59,800 I never expected Sweyn to return. 446 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:05,480 So you tell me about Tostig. 447 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:08,600 Tell me how Tostig is. 448 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:14,160 Judith is dead. 449 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:27,400 And the child? 450 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:31,000 I'm sorry. 451 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:44,040 - But Tostig is al...alive? - He is. 452 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,840 Then he has to come home, Harold. You bring him home. 453 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:54,920 I will. 454 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:03,000 Magnus. Estrid. 455 00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:06,960 Hello! 456 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:11,800 Estrid. 457 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:12,960 Mummy! 458 00:34:15,720 --> 00:34:18,040 - Edith? - Missed you so much! 459 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:21,720 - Edith? - Harold, you have to go to Northumbria. 460 00:34:21,720 --> 00:34:23,800 Tostig is... He's broken. 461 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:29,520 In order to secure Morcar's support, I had to give him Northumbria. 462 00:34:30,720 --> 00:34:32,720 Morcar is the Earl of Northumbria now. 463 00:34:32,720 --> 00:34:35,000 I've already sent men to bring Tostig home. 464 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:37,800 Oh, my God, Harold, no, you have to stop them. 465 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:39,440 You said it yourself. I need to bring him home, 466 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:40,520 I need to talk to him. 467 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:42,520 I promised him that no-one but you or I would return. 468 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:45,040 Tostig is not in his right mind. He could think anything of this. 469 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:48,160 - Harold, should I take the children? - "Harold"? 470 00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:52,200 Who are you? 471 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:53,400 I'm Margaret. 472 00:34:56,240 --> 00:34:57,520 I know you. 473 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:00,880 You're Morcar's sister. 474 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:08,000 We are married. 475 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:20,040 The priest joined us a week last Sunday. 476 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:28,800 Margaret, take the children to see their grandmother. 477 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,760 No, you will take the children nowhere. 478 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:32,880 Do you want them to be here when we speak like this? 479 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:35,720 Margaret. 480 00:35:39,720 --> 00:35:41,800 - I was left with no choice. - No choice! 481 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:43,160 Morcar left me none. 482 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:45,440 It was marry his sister or make an enemy of Mercia. 483 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:46,880 I could not take that risk, 484 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:49,680 so I...I had to come to some arrangement. 485 00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:51,760 An arrangement? Is that what you're calling this? 486 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:54,160 Yes, it is an arrangement. It is nothing more. 487 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:57,640 - It makes no difference to us. - Harold... - Listen to me. 488 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:00,720 I swear there is no-one who matters to me like you. 489 00:36:00,720 --> 00:36:02,600 You are the only woman that I love. 490 00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:04,800 Whatever I had to do, it is outside of us. 491 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:06,320 It is outside of this. I... 492 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:08,960 - I had to do it. - You have doomed our children. 493 00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:10,440 Magnus is still my heir. 494 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:14,960 You have drawn a target on his back. How can you not see it? 495 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:17,720 Morcar will murder him the first chance he gets 496 00:36:17,720 --> 00:36:22,480 - to put his own blood on the throne. - I will be King. - I - will be King. 497 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:26,080 I control Morcar now and I am in control of this. 498 00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:32,120 Harold, did you have Sweyn killed? 499 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:39,720 Tostig was right. 500 00:36:39,720 --> 00:36:42,400 All that I'm doing, it is for us, for this family. 501 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:44,560 To protect this family. You have to understand that. 502 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:47,680 - Please. Please, Edith. Ed... - You've destroyed everything! 503 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:50,720 - What choice did I have? - You are a man. 504 00:36:50,720 --> 00:36:53,920 You always have a choice. I am the one who has no choice - 505 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:56,800 and your daughter, she has no choice. But you? 506 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:59,520 You get to choose whatever you want and whoever you want. 507 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:01,880 You, Harold. You do not touch me! 508 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:05,000 Out of everything that you could have chosen, 509 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,760 you chose the crown. God help us all, Harold, 510 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:10,640 because God only knows what the crown is turning you into. 511 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:27,680 KNOCK AT DOOR 512 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:32,120 Enter. 513 00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:37,760 My lord. This man arrived from London. 514 00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:40,800 - Are Harold and Edith with him? - No, my lord, they're alone. 515 00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:45,840 Let's hear them. 516 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,720 - My lord, Tostig, I have a word from your brother. - Wait. 517 00:38:18,720 --> 00:38:19,800 We are alone. 518 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:23,320 Harold sent you? 519 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:25,480 My lord, 520 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:27,840 your brother regrets to inform you that you must be relieved 521 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:30,360 of your duties as the Earl of Northumbria. 522 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:33,240 He no longer requires your services here. 523 00:38:33,240 --> 00:38:37,040 - For what reason? - Earl Morcar is now the Earl of Northumbria. 524 00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:40,000 I'm to escort you back to London and to the safety of your brother. 525 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:47,960 - When? - Immediately. 526 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:52,280 GRUNTS 527 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:57,520 HE CRIES OUT 528 00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:59,640 BANGING ON DOOR 529 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:01,200 Tostig! 530 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:02,600 Tostig, what's going on in there? 531 00:39:02,600 --> 00:39:05,160 BANGING ON DOOR CONTINUES 532 00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:06,720 Tostig! 533 00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:10,360 Open the door! Come on, help me. Open the door! 534 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:17,320 Tostig, talk to me! Open the door! 535 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:19,840 No, my spies have already confirmed this. 536 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:21,280 And I think you knew this. 537 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:25,480 Why did you keep it a secret from William? 538 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:28,800 - Well, I didn't know for sure. - No. You, Father, do not keep secrets 539 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:30,400 simply because you're "unsure". 540 00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:35,080 - Why didn't you tell William? - Tell William what? 541 00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:39,360 King Edward is on his deathbed. 542 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:42,240 Harold has already been in counsel with the other earls, 543 00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:44,960 so he's strengthening his position even as we speak. 544 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:46,160 By the time he takes the crown, 545 00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:47,760 he'll have the whole of the country behind him. 546 00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:54,240 Odo, it's as we thought. Summon the barons, 547 00:39:54,240 --> 00:39:56,240 have them bring their forces and supplies. 548 00:39:57,640 --> 00:39:59,440 Yes. I'll see to it. 549 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:06,960 I'll order my troops to start building a camp on the beach. 550 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:08,400 Enough to support four armies. 551 00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:11,800 - William, do you have Brittany's ships? - Not yet. 552 00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:13,640 Then Harold has the advantage. 553 00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:16,560 Did Harold crown himself King? 554 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:21,920 - Did your spies tell you that? - No, he's not their king yet. 555 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:25,160 Then time is his enemy as much as mine. 556 00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:26,600 And you're in the right, William. 557 00:40:26,600 --> 00:40:29,360 This Saxon bastard has no business in taking your crown. 558 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:32,320 I'll bring you those ships. 559 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:37,040 I'll ride tonight. 560 00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:47,160 He has no intention of getting you those ships. 561 00:40:47,160 --> 00:40:49,200 - Then why is he here? - Because he doesn't want you to win. 562 00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:50,280 Can't you see that? 563 00:40:51,480 --> 00:40:52,960 This isn't about your father. 564 00:40:53,960 --> 00:40:56,520 William, please do not build a force that reveals our strength 565 00:40:56,520 --> 00:41:00,360 - and our intentions to our enemies. - All of Europe knows my intentions. 566 00:41:01,360 --> 00:41:02,920 There's no backing away from this. 567 00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:08,480 We must prepare as fast as we can. 568 00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:17,400 William, please listen to me. I'm trying to help you. 569 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:19,720 Your father's the one trying to help me. 570 00:41:19,720 --> 00:41:22,880 - Ask yourself why. - Well, because he wants something, clearly. 571 00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:25,720 Yes. And if he doesn't want to tell you what it is, 572 00:41:25,720 --> 00:41:28,760 it's because it's something we do not want to give him. 573 00:41:28,760 --> 00:41:31,480 Why are you trying to undermine my every turn? 574 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:34,480 - I'm not trying to undermine you. - Yes, you are. 575 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:37,320 - You think I'm not listening to you. - You're not. 576 00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:39,760 I am. I just disagree with what you're saying. 577 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:41,560 William, you made a public claim to England's throne, 578 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:43,080 and now you're fuelling it with pride. 579 00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:44,960 Why do you refuse to see this invasion 580 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:48,000 - from my point of view? - But I do. Of course I do. 581 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:49,960 - Who knows you better than I? - Then, for the love of God, 582 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:52,520 - why won't you back me? - Because I don't want you to die! 583 00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:58,080 Do you really believe that? 584 00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:02,000 My father does. It's enough to scare me. 585 00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:06,240 Nothing scares you. 586 00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:08,880 I can help you. 587 00:42:09,880 --> 00:42:11,360 We can plan this together. 588 00:42:11,360 --> 00:42:13,240 But you must wait. 589 00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:17,400 I can't. 590 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:20,000 You know me, I can't. 591 00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:23,200 Not if Harold takes my crown. 592 00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:27,560 Then if you get your ships, 593 00:42:27,560 --> 00:42:29,400 I want you to order all those who remain behind 594 00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:31,960 to swear their allegiance to Robert as Regent Duke 595 00:42:31,960 --> 00:42:33,840 and to me as Normandy's protector. 596 00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:36,560 Give you the power? 597 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:40,080 The power to protect us. 598 00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:48,000 If you get your ships, the whole world will change. 599 00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:54,120 Will your mind be turned? 600 00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:00,000 No more than yours. 601 00:43:22,240 --> 00:43:26,520 Do you swear to forbid robbery and all unrighteous deeds, 602 00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:29,640 promising to enjoin justice and mercy 603 00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:31,920 in all cases brought before you? 604 00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:33,880 I swear to Almighty God. 605 00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:12,160 Witness now in God's sight, King Harold, 606 00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:16,000 your undoubted King, and Queen Margaret. 607 00:44:19,920 --> 00:44:23,280 - His will... - Your Majesty, there's been an invasion. 608 00:44:24,280 --> 00:44:26,680 Where on the coast? Where has William landed? 609 00:44:26,680 --> 00:44:27,760 It's not William. 610 00:44:28,880 --> 00:44:30,520 The invasion is in the north. 611 00:44:30,520 --> 00:44:34,080 Long live the King! Long live the King! 612 00:44:43,640 --> 00:44:45,400 I have crushed more nations 613 00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:48,920 and killed more kings than history remembers. 614 00:44:48,920 --> 00:44:52,160 So tell me, Saxon insect, 615 00:44:52,160 --> 00:44:55,760 why should I keep you alive? 616 00:44:55,760 --> 00:44:57,960 What help are you to King Hardrada? 617 00:45:08,440 --> 00:45:09,680 I am Harold's brother.