Miniseries poster

Miniseries

(2008)

Overview

As the English Civil War rages, when both politics and religion divide the nation, spirited aristocrat Angelica Fanshawe is drawn to the anti-monarchist cause. She tells the story as England dares to execute its king and search for an alternative means of government.

Cast

Andrea Riseborough as Angelica Fanshawe
Andrea Riseborough

as Angelica Fanshawe

Dominic West as Oliver Cromwell
Dominic West

as Oliver Cromwell

Tom Goodman-Hill as John Lilburne
Tom Goodman-Hill

as John Lilburne

John Simm as Edward Sexby
John Simm

as Edward Sexby

Maxine Peake as Elizabeth Lilburne
Maxine Peake

as Elizabeth Lilburne

Michael Fassbender as Thomas Rainsborough
Michael Fassbender

as Thomas Rainsborough

Episodes

Part One poster

Part One 0.0

November 19, 2008

After Angelica Fanshawe's country noble mother chooses the Catholic faith over the Anglican law of England, her daughte…

Part Two poster

Part Two 2.0

November 26, 2008

The people of the besieged city of Oxford are in a desperate situation. Devastated by the King's brutal betrayal, Angel…

Part Three poster

Part Three 0.0

December 3, 2008

With Cromwell's regime firmly established and maintained by bloody military terror, its illegality is obvious to many, …

Part Four poster

Part Four 1.0

December 10, 2008

Cromwell's rule is ever more bloody and controversial, nobody feeling safe anymore amongst factions and treason, yet th…