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Richard the Lionheart

Season 1 Episode 29: A King's Ransom

Queen Berengaria orders Sir Gilbert and Sir Geoffrey to gather 150,000 marks to pay Leopold's ransom for Richard's freedom.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Long Live the King

1. Long Live the King

Aired: Jun 4, 1962

Prince Richard is training soldiers in the countryside, oblivious to his fath...

Episode 4 The Wolf of Banbury

4. The Wolf of Banbury

Aired: Jun 25, 1962

A rebellious Baron Giles defies Richard's orders by offering refuge to those ...

Episode 5 School for a King

5. School for a King

Aired: Jul 2, 1962

Richard, eager to understand his subjects' struggles, ventures out in disguis...

Episode 6 Crown in Danger

6. Crown in Danger

Aired: Jul 9, 1962

Richard's friends have been sent to capture three escaped prisoners, but they...

Episode 7 The Pirate King

7. The Pirate King

Aired: Jul 16, 1962

A self-proclaimed "King", Forked Beard, seeks a treaty with Richard, but is r...

Episode 9 The King's Champion

9. The King's Champion

Aired: Jul 30, 1962

A false claimant to the English throne emerges, backed by a Black Knight who ...

Episode 10 King Arthur's Sword

10. King Arthur's Sword

Aired: Aug 6, 1962

Richard's quest to recover King Arthur's stolen sword Excalibur from Glastonb...

Episode 11 The Challenge

11. The Challenge

Aired: Aug 13, 1962

A thrilling challenge unfolds as Zara and her brother Umbaldo propose a test ...

Episode 12 The Bride

12. The Bride

Aired: Aug 20, 1962

Richard embarks on a discreet journey to the prince's court, donning a disgui...

Episode 14 The Great Enterprise

14. The Great Enterprise

Aired: Sep 3, 1962

Queen Berengaria's honeymoon bliss is disrupted by treachery at Richard's cou...

Episode 15 The Norman King

15. The Norman King

Aired: Sep 10, 1962

Richard attends a lavish banquet hosted by King Tancred and King Philip, obli...

Episode 16 When Champions Meet

16. When Champions Meet

Aired: Sep 21, 1962

King Philip forges an alliance with Prince John to orchestrate Richard's down...

Episode 18 The Conjurer

18. The Conjurer

Aired: Oct 5, 1962

A Saracen youth, Ali, with a talent for conjuring and a deep-seated fear of t...

Episode 19 The Lord of Kerak

19. The Lord of Kerak

Aired: Oct 12, 1962

Next episode, the Crusader Arnold, lord of Kernak Castle, is forced to confro...

Episode 22 Queen in Danger

22. Queen in Danger

Aired: Nov 1, 1962

Richard orders Queen Berengaria to return to England, fearing for her safety,...

Episode 24 The Vision Fades

24. The Vision Fades

Aired: Mar 28, 1963

As Richard approaches the gates of Jerusalem, he prepares for a decisive batt...

Episode 25 The Fugitive

25. The Fugitive

Aired: Apr 11, 1963

A lone survivor of a devastating shipwreck, Richard stumbles onto the shores ...

Episode 28 Capture

28. Capture

Aired: May 24, 1963

As they near the border of Austria, Marta's exhaustion becomes overwhelming, ...

Episode 29 A King's Ransom

29. A King's Ransom

Aired: Jun 7, 1963

Queen Berengaria orders Sir Gilbert and Sir Geoffrey to gather 150,000 marks ...

Episode 32 The Raiders

32. The Raiders

Aired: Jul 19, 1963

Two friends, Richard and Gilbert, stumble upon a gruesome discovery while out...

Episode 33 An Eye for an Eye

33. An Eye for an Eye

Aired: Aug 2, 1963

In the next episode, Richard is kidnapped by a disgruntled knight with a pers...

Episode 34 The Caveman

34. The Caveman

Aired: Aug 16, 1963

A mysterious hermit in a nearby cave terrorizes a small town by threatening t...

Episode 35 A Year and a Day

35. A Year and a Day

Aired: Aug 30, 1963

A desperate man steals Richard's horse, only to find refuge at Fitzgeorge cas...

Episode 36 The Crown Jewels

36. The Crown Jewels

Aired: Sep 13, 1963

A novice knight, Miguel from Navarre, struggles to balance his day-to-day tra...

Episode 38 The Heir of England

38. The Heir of England

Aired: Dec 5, 1963

A young prince named Arthur is set to visit his uncle, King Richard, but his ...

Episode 39 The People's King

39. The People's King

Aired: Dec 12, 1963

The coronation of Richard in Westminster Abbey is just around the corner, and...

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