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Masterpiece Theatre; By the Sword Divided, Season 1, Episode 8

Part of The Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection.

Commentary by Masterpiece Theatre host Alistair Cooke.


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Series
Masterpiece Theatre
Program
By the Sword Divided, Season 1, Episode 8
Program Number

108

Program Description

September 1645 "Ring of Fire" and "Ashes to Ashes" The Parliamentary attack on Arnescote was a squalid, bloody little battle during which Sir Martin Lacey, the family patriarch, was killed by Colonel Marsh. Sir Martin's son, Tom, has inherited the baronetcy and the title to become Sir Thomas Lacey. One of his first acts is to beg to have his father buried according to the family and the Church of England tradition. Parliament orders Arnescote to be sold, but Cromwell has more ruthless plans for the castle. A BBC/Consolidated production presented on PBS by WGBH, Boston. Source: Description excerpted from Alistair Cooke script and WGBH program guide.

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Open - Close

Media Type

Video

Genres
Drama
Citation
Chicago: “Masterpiece Theatre; By the Sword Divided, Season 1, Episode 8,” GBH Archives, accessed January 27, 2025, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2585B27FB68243A89026264F2DCCA168.
MLA: “Masterpiece Theatre; By the Sword Divided, Season 1, Episode 8.” GBH Archives. Web. January 27, 2025. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2585B27FB68243A89026264F2DCCA168>.
APA: Masterpiece Theatre; By the Sword Divided, Season 1, Episode 8. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2585B27FB68243A89026264F2DCCA168
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