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The First Churchills

Season 1 Episode 2: Bridals

John Churchill pursues the young Sarah Jennings but she is convinced they can have no future together. Sarah is poor, much as Churchill is, and her mother is convinced that Churchill's father will arrange a marriage for his son only with a...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Chaste Nymph

1. The Chaste Nymph

Aired: Sep 27, 1969

John Churchill is an able soldier who has proved himself on many occasions an...

Episode 2 Bridals

2. Bridals

Aired: Oct 4, 1969

John Churchill pursues the young Sarah Jennings but she is convinced they can...

Episode 3 Plot, Counter-Plot

3. Plot, Counter-Plot

Aired: Oct 11, 1969

John is promoted to Brigadier and much to Sarah's dismay, is off to Holland. ...

Episode 5 Rebellion

5. Rebellion

Aired: Oct 25, 1969

King Charles II suddenly falls ill and dies within a few days. He converts to...

Episode 6 The Protestant Wind

6. The Protestant Wind

Aired: Oct 31, 1969

Over time, King James II is not living up to his promise to protect the Prote...

Episode 7 Trial of Strength

7. Trial of Strength

Aired: Nov 7, 1969

King James II travels to Catholic Ireland where he is welcomed by the populat...

Episode 8 The Queen Commands

8. The Queen Commands

Aired: Nov 14, 1969

With King William III away commanding his armies, Queen Mary II is left in ch...

Episode 9 Reconciliation

9. Reconciliation

Aired: Nov 21, 1969

With the death of Queen Mary II, King William III is now the sole monarch as ...

Episode 10 A Famous Victory

10. A Famous Victory

Aired: Nov 28, 1969

With the death of her brother-in-law William III in 1702, Princess Anne becom...

Episode 11 Breaking the Circle

11. Breaking the Circle

Aired: Dec 5, 1969

The close friendship between Sarah Churchill and Queen Anne is severely teste...

Episode 12 Not Without Honour

12. Not Without Honour

Aired: Dec 12, 1969

The war with France, which has so far lasted the entirety of Queen Anne's rei...

Info about The First Churchills

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Genres:Drama, War, Romance, History, Biography