To Kill a King (2003)

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Biography, Drama, History   A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.   Director  Mike Barker  Writer  Jenny Mayhew  Stars  Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Olivia Williams  *  #Comedy  #SciFi  #ScienceFiction  #BritishComedy  #FunnyMovie  #Hilarious  #SciFiComedy  #MovieNight  #FilmFans  #Cinephile  #FilmLovers  #MovieBuff  #2010sCinema  #ModernComedy  #FeelGoodFilm  #QuirkyComedy  #Humor  #Aliens  #Superpowers  #Fantasy  #OutOfThisWorld  #MovieQuotes  #CultClassic  #FilmReview  #MovieCritic  #ComedyFilm  #SciFiFilm  #FeelGoodComedy  #IconicFilms  #BritishFilm  #FantasyFilm  #LaughOutLoud  #FilmCritic  #ComedyGold  #MustWatch  #UnderratedFilm  #HilariousFilm  #Lighthearted  #FilmOfTheDay  #flightworldwarii  #actionmovie  #adventurefilm  #scifimovie  #timetravelfilm  #cinematicadventure  #filmlovers  #movienight  #scifiadventure  #indiefilm  #filmfestival  #mustwatchmovie  #filmcommunity  #watchfree  #moviebuff  #soap2day

Transcript

00:00:00You

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00:00:59Now believe that all crowns corrupt those who wear them

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00:01:05Never thought that I would lead an army against my own countrymen

00:01:08But for three bloody years brothers fought brothers in the struggle to be treated fairly by our king

00:01:20We won and the king was imprisoned in his London Palace, but the people paid dearly I

00:01:26Was convinced then we could heal the nation

00:01:29But the path to reform was to prove longer and darker than I could ever have imagined

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00:03:59Please

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00:04:59Fairfax at your service. I thought the rebels wore short hair to protest against courtly decadence. I

00:05:06didn't expect to find their chief with such a

00:05:09luxuriant mane

00:05:12He came to talk of him Adam I have a message from your wife

00:05:20Then you traveled far

00:05:22My wife is in Yorkshire as I understand

00:05:25Tending our estate and you mistake your wife for a dozy housemaid general

00:05:33Lady Fairfax has attended house long enough indeed indeed indeed. She's headed for London

00:05:41She thinks three years is long enough to lose her husband to the war

00:05:47You kept it for me

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00:06:22Forgive me madam. I do not sleep well

00:06:26Best place to look at the stars. What is your name over the Cromwell?

00:06:36Well, then you are a liar mr. Cromwell you guard my husband's tent every night and have done ever since an assassin tried to take

00:06:43his life

00:06:45Why do you forfeit your sleep for him?

00:06:48Your husband is one of God's beloved

00:06:52If he died

00:06:55I am his deputy would be inconvenient

00:06:58Lost your tent lieutenant

00:07:01Or are you just trying to steal my wife?

00:07:08Time we got you back to yours

00:07:25You

00:07:55You

00:08:25Oh

00:08:45Give them something to eat

00:08:55I

00:09:25It is you who won England's freedom

00:09:33Your majesty step away from the window

00:09:56Oh

00:09:58Sleep soundly knowing that for once the king cannot impose a new tax on us in the morning

00:10:04You make it sound as if we fought the war only to save your profits Hollis

00:10:08Where's the treaty all ready for your signatures?

00:10:11But first let us cross to the palace and toast a new era of peace and prosperity

00:10:17So is it true

00:10:20Men who've been to war return with more steel

00:10:26I have no complaints. How do you expect to drink a toast without a cup of wine?

00:10:35Your favorite soldier

00:10:47God's blessing on you Jimmy. I'll all our man

00:10:51The Lord chose you to be the nation's warrior as he chose our cousin Oliver to be in his conscience

00:11:03Hollis

00:11:04When will the troops be paid as soon as we can?

00:11:08Parliament has other pressing debts. This is not the treaty

00:11:11The armors and gunsmiths are over. This is no more than the warrant to ensure free trade

00:11:15Where are the law reforms the guarantees of basic freedoms? I believe if you read it carefully you will find them

00:11:21We remove the King's power to appoint judges. You do not say why?

00:11:25Every man has a right to fair trial and opportunity. It is a fundamental principle

00:11:30If you have not the guts to write it then let me

00:11:35There is a procedure he's right Hollis

00:11:38Let us enforce the King's limits

00:11:41None of us would want to fight this war again

00:11:43By

00:11:49All means amend it ready my dear

00:11:55Now do you see why I saved his life

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00:12:44Oh evening my lord, please forgive the late hour Elizabeth

00:13:00Ha

00:13:02How do you?

00:13:04How do I?

00:13:05As well as can be expected for a man who's seen his daughter wed a traitor

00:13:10It will not continue in the future in the future

00:13:13If your husband proceeds on this course, we shall have a future Lord

00:13:18Come into the parlor

00:13:20No, I won't impose

00:13:22And it gives you for well my dear. I am well we both are I'm glad so you've enjoyed

00:13:29Chasing his majesty about the country Thomas confining him like a child to his rooms

00:13:34Driving our friends and cousins abroad and fear of their lives. It's he who first raised his flag against the people

00:13:43Let us all sit down. No

00:13:45I'll be on my way my dear

00:13:47It may have escaped your notice Thomas, but London is not a welcome place for loyal subjects just now

00:13:53Our friends houses lying empty and ransacked your rebel redcoats lining every street to keep the peace

00:13:59Not to harm you

00:14:02You know where to find us my dear for the time being at least

00:14:13So

00:14:32Oliver

00:14:36Oliver we have a meeting with the king

00:14:40Hahaha

00:14:42Rumor has it you have a home somewhere

00:14:47What do you think

00:14:50You forgot to say how often he may cut his toenails we're late

00:14:56It's all here hollis the troops accounts the treaty mr. Oliver Cromwell majesty anyone else lord general fairfax

00:15:04Mr. Denzel hollis

00:15:07earl of Whitby

00:15:08Mr. Henry Ayrton

00:15:11lord baker

00:15:12sir, Richard Pritchard

00:15:17We have the peace terms your grace, let me guess you would

00:15:24Dismantle my arsenal strip me of my power power to abuse and steal from your subjects was never rightfully yours

00:15:31Parliament merely wishes to bind your grace to the law of the land

00:15:35No army shall be levied

00:15:37No taxes imposed upon the realm

00:15:40Unless by the common council of the realm i'm familiar with the magna carta. Mr. Hollis

00:15:47Your hand in this too lord fairfax

00:15:53I would call you general, but it is hard to forget the day you came of age

00:16:01When I laid my hand on this shoulder

00:16:04And named you lord thomas fairfax

00:16:09Amusing to think you swore loyalty to me then forevermore. I swore to honor and defend my kings

00:16:14He is meant to be you were proud that day

00:16:17Trembled a little too as I recall

00:16:19All the court whispering of your beauty our angel face lord thomas

00:16:27Who would have thought he'd be seduced by the cheap glory of a rebel's cause majesty wrong to this kingdom

00:16:33Lord or not. I was compelled to protest

00:16:36Once your majesty is a true king again, I shall be glad to serve him

00:16:41and your wife the

00:16:43Lovely lady anne. How does she like this rebel in you?

00:16:46The nation you claim is yours lies shattered and bereaved. If you have any love for it, you will sign

00:16:54I shall consider it mr. Cromwell. You will grant me time to read it. I trust

00:16:59We await your grace's reply

00:17:04Or you might permit your wife to visit to sign goodwill

00:17:09Even a common prisoner would consider it his right to have a little company

00:17:29So

00:17:41Welcome thank you

00:17:44You have no wish to live near the town

00:17:46I live under the gaze of a thousand watchful eyes that is not living

00:17:50How can you dream unless you look at the sky?

00:17:54My daughter bridget

00:17:57And you've met cousin henry at the celebration, I believe

00:18:01God's day to you general henry

00:18:05My wife

00:18:06Our husbands are so like brothers. I feel we are sisters already

00:18:10please

00:18:12coming

00:18:21You sent for me your grace

00:18:27I

00:18:37Have read the terms mr. Hollis quite a task you have marshalling all parliament's demands

00:18:47So

00:18:49The merchants should protect their trade

00:18:52The puritans their blessed consciences

00:18:56And oh, yes

00:18:58these latter pages

00:19:00The right of every englishman to life liberty, etc. Are in a

00:19:06Wild eternal together not yours. I want parliament has many voices. I am merely the speaker

00:19:13Your vote counts no more than any other

00:19:17So if these triumphal fighting men wish to scatter my goods across the common land

00:19:23Risk your new trading freedoms with their wilder reforms you may protest

00:19:30But the majority will win

00:19:33I'll hazard i'm not alone in feeling buffeted by this puritanical storm

00:19:38If your grace thinks I prefer the days when your crown officers roamed the land

00:19:43Taxing and arresting at whim but if you

00:19:46Were to command my officers, mr. Hollis

00:19:50As chief royal counselor second only to the king

00:19:55That would be a different prospect would it not

00:20:04I believe your grace will wish to withdraw that remark when he sees how it might be improperly interpreted

00:20:10Richard

00:20:15Lord though we are not worthy of thy blessings yet with glad and humble hearts

00:20:20We praise thee for the gifts of thy lands

00:20:23Amen

00:20:25Amen

00:20:31My son richard glad to meet you richard

00:20:36A small war divided the nation while you were sleeping this man won us the victory

00:20:41Remember next time you owe him your freedom. He exaggerates. I'm, sorry

00:21:08I told you to take special care

00:21:11of your

00:21:13children

00:21:22Please no one is to blame. I think

00:21:28I think i'm expecting a child

00:21:41So

00:21:52Following my meeting with his majesty

00:21:55I'm informed that those still loyal to the king will lead us to the palace treasures tonight

00:22:01Cromwell must not hear of this with the king's gratitude

00:22:05We could still maintain our trading freedoms

00:22:08And there is a guaranteed profit for every man who votes with us enough to buy each of you a new estate

00:22:15Oh

00:22:37Good night

00:22:46You'll go back to yorkshire now we must not envy cousin

00:22:52There are enough of us here to plow the nation into godly shape

00:22:56Did you not hear the men cheer

00:23:00Tommy's our emblem

00:23:03We are brutes without him

00:23:08And air is better than any victory

00:23:11The king will not we will not be punished too harshly for your rebellion

00:23:20If our son should suffer son

00:23:40So

00:24:11I

00:24:16Don't remember giving you permission to leave

00:24:25The king asked for you

00:24:27Me?

00:24:29You didn't tell me. So what does he want?

00:24:32To have me obey him

00:24:35Then he must be obeyed

00:24:41Gentlemen gentlemen first to the chief of business of the house

00:24:58Managed to part with her for a few hours for the sake of the nation tom

00:25:02We are honored bad dreams

00:25:06Have you packed to go?

00:25:09We haven't had time to make plans

00:25:13His majesty proposes

00:25:15That if we return him to the throne

00:25:18He will be inclined to do so

00:25:21to which end

00:25:22And in the interests of a speedy settlement, I propose we return the king in due ceremony two days

00:25:30All those in favor

00:25:33What is this

00:25:35What are you doing

00:25:39We cannot vote on this hollis what in god's name are you doing

00:25:42Counting votes. Mr. Cromwell. Must I remind you how parliament works how parliament works?

00:25:49This is how parliament works

00:25:52We fight long bloody years for justice when the king stamps his foot and says he will not play we give up all we've earned

00:26:00We will not vote on this mr. Cromwell

00:26:05What are you plotting hollis

00:26:09Did the king turn your feeble ballast jelly or did you strike some judas deal

00:26:15You would shed blood

00:26:19Risk other men's lives some of you your own yet. You dare not reform the king

00:26:27Digby proctor you fought with us at marston. Why this treachery now and those against

00:26:35So

00:26:37So

00:27:0346 sir the motion carries

00:27:08So

00:27:21How is your father madam in good health your majesty

00:27:27And he wishes the same for you

00:27:30I will not ask after your husband, although I trust you will soon recover

00:27:37I

00:27:41Knew it tom all the palace treasure gone. I'll kill hollis for this oliver oliver

00:27:49Let us prove it first

00:27:55It's very pretty similarly your majesty had no match. He's your king

00:28:07Oh

00:28:35In spring

00:28:37The only

00:28:45Can you hold a tune mr. Cromwell

00:28:54I have some business with the king. What a pity we were just getting started. He will come again tomorrow, my dear

00:29:04Well, I

00:29:07Excuse me your majesty

00:29:15We proposed the deal you or hollis I beg your pardon

00:29:18I think all men are born to be your playthings

00:29:20Given lips to kiss your hand knees to grovel at the edge of your well-fingered gown

00:29:26Lost me mr. Cromwell

00:29:28Parliament is not a whorehouse built to serve your private needs

00:29:31And if you expect to buy back the crown with your pirate's gold

00:29:34You're not only a thief and a whore master, but a fool. Is that so?

00:29:38I think your mother omitted something from your early education. Mr

00:29:41Cromwell most men learn in the cradle that I am the king by divine appointment

00:29:53Was anything removed from the palace last night, did you see anything you

00:29:59Hollis

00:30:02Hollis

00:30:04I see the palace goods have gone if you would explain it. We might believe they were not simply stolen

00:30:08These are transitional times thomas one must expect a certain amount of redistribution

00:30:13Our victory has been sold the troops betrayed and i've let god knows how many men to the desk for nothing lady fairfax

00:30:20Oliver is shouting at the king. He dismissed me in a way. I

00:30:28I'll explain

00:30:32So

00:30:37Tom

00:30:39Is this where they came only the king's guards have access to these tunnels?

00:30:42The king does not deny it nor hollis and then we are all the remains of an honest government

00:30:47We still have the army

00:30:49But our general is going home

00:30:52not yet

00:31:02Foreign

00:31:12Hear this man

00:31:15You long for your homes

00:31:16So do I

00:31:18But last night the nation's treasures were plundered

00:31:21We must wait to dig our neglected fields

00:31:26Parliament has betrayed us

00:31:29Right

00:31:3189 men voted today to discount your efforts

00:31:35And destroy the victory you have won

00:31:38And unless those 89 men are contained I fear there is no chance. We shall see the rewards we are owed

00:31:47I must ask you for one last march

00:31:51Not war not bloodshed one brief call to wake the nation

00:31:57Shall we crawl home and meek silence because they were just do or finish what we started

00:32:06Victory will be ours

00:32:20So what next tom the men must be ready to move at dawn

00:32:23I

00:32:25Must act quickly to keep the advantage

00:32:28so to parliament

00:32:30If i've seemed out of temper lately, I understand

00:32:34You look in the mirror after all these years without one. It must be a shock for an old man

00:32:40Careful tom you're on my territory now

00:32:43Perhaps i'll command this raid

00:32:45I only obey men who know north

00:32:49and south

00:32:50tomorrow

00:32:54How are you feeling i'm not ill if you'll excuse me gentlemen I can see you're busy

00:33:02How did you find the king a little saddened but willing I think to hear your demands if treated with a little courtesy one moment

00:33:24I

00:33:29Have arranged for the king to be moved to safety until the treaty is signed he will not be harmed

00:33:34But tomorrow we will arrest the traitors who shared in the palace treasures

00:33:38One half of the nation already hates you

00:33:41Now you make enemies of the rest margaret hollis all our friends. I am a soldier

00:33:44If I do not finish what kind of inheritance do you think you build for our son?

00:33:50You chose this cause he will pay for it

00:33:53Born into a world his father turned upside down think

00:33:58Think what his life will be

00:34:23I

00:34:30Will send hollis away to exile

00:34:34Naming him as thief will be due punishment

00:34:39He will never sit in parliament again

00:34:53Thank you

00:35:12Dear hollis

00:35:14You and margaret should leave for france immediately

00:35:18Parliament is to be disbanded and the conspirators arrested

00:35:22I need not tell you the risks. I take in sending this letter

00:35:27I give you this warning in the expectation that should it become necessary. My son will have one friend at least

00:35:33Go now, but understand you may never return

00:35:38yours

00:35:39thomas

00:35:41Urgent for mr. Hollis, please

00:35:53So

00:36:06Hurry my dear margaret quickly

00:36:23Yeah, I should see you this evening

00:36:31Hungry work in parliament

00:36:41Now chef we have guests this evening to the house

00:36:53Foreign

00:37:10Take him to the cells

00:37:12Oh

00:37:20Unlike hollis to be late

00:37:42So

00:37:57For the safety of the kingdom this house is disbanded the following members will accompany my officers

00:38:13Nathaniel fight

00:38:30I'm one can only suppose mr. Cromwell has cast a spell upon your husband

00:38:34and this made him forget his god his king his duty and his

00:38:39privilege as a lord

00:38:42I have no doubt

00:38:44Your influence would be enough to remind him my dear thomas only wishes for the treaty. Have him take care madam

00:38:53My son and court are in exile not dead

00:39:12Get your hands off of me

00:39:42Foreign

00:39:54General fairfaxer he's with his troops

00:40:02I came to see if you if it was finished. Do you think it's time tom stopped running around taking risks for the nation?

00:40:10My wife was the same and expecting her first child but by the second you taught her obedience

00:40:16Some men have greatness in them

00:40:19You never saw tom in battle that man was put on earth to lead armies and build nations not stay at home

00:40:26You're quick at reading destinies

00:40:29You think i've misread his

00:40:33You think tom should follow the path of his forefathers suspect whatever is new

00:40:39change nothing

00:40:41Question nothing. I don't believe I said that

00:40:44I'm, not convinced that running so fast is the best way to proceed

00:40:48You sent for me father

00:40:55Come with me son

00:41:09Foreign

00:41:15We caught him at the docks general he was headed for antwerp with instructions from mr. Hollis to exchange all these goods

00:41:21For gold good work officer, sir

00:41:25Is our work done sir?

00:41:27Done you can have your pay and go home

00:41:30Yeah

00:41:36They are the faces of greed and treachery son take a good look

00:41:45Which one is mr. Hollis father

00:41:48So

00:41:58God yes, sir

00:42:08Where is he

00:42:11So

00:42:16Where is he

00:42:26Don't worry the worst is over then you must tell the king he is not pleased with his headquarters

00:42:32If he accepts the terms he will escape them

00:42:34So

00:42:38He's hinting that the prince on the court will avenge his ill treatment

00:42:41The more he sends an assassin and in peace he makes threats to my wife so much for the godliness of kings

00:42:47John where's hollis was he not in parliament? No traitor. We have a traitor

00:42:59Was it you did you warn hollis or you are you a traitor

00:43:04forever

00:43:15These men had no reason to betray you hollis must have heard the march let's set up the trials

00:43:29We'll need more guards in whitehall best to keep the whole army

00:43:32Once the king's allies abroad find we're putting him on trial the king

00:43:37We haven't discussed this

00:43:39What is there to discuss you fought a war against the king's corruption? Why stop now?

00:43:48I will talk to him

00:43:53He seems reluctant to grasp the sword which the lord holds out to us tom fights in the field these corridors are new to him

00:44:02Hey

00:44:18Lord general fairfax

00:44:21Sit

00:44:24Have a plum quite delicious your wife brought them

00:44:28A splendid woman your lady. Ann would be a fool to lose her thomas. I came to discuss the kingdom

00:44:40She's expecting a child I understand

00:44:44Congratulations

00:44:46and

00:44:47i'm curious

00:44:49if it is a

00:44:51boy

00:44:53Do you expect to pass him your title

00:44:56We have lost half our government to corruption and still await an olive branch from our king

00:45:02All the country hopes and would believe you care for the people's welfare above all else

00:45:09If you would agree our terms

00:45:11We can be certain of it

00:45:13am I

00:45:15your

00:45:16Divinely appointed king set on earth by god to rule this nation to reign perhaps

00:45:24rather than to rule

00:45:27As a shepherd cares for his flock

00:45:29Doubt the sanctity of your king

00:45:31And you cannot by that reasoning think your own bloodline divinely privileged

00:45:38even if some hypocrisy on your part

00:45:41Allowed the fairfax line to continue

00:45:46I shall not grant it

00:45:50Your son would be plain mr. General

00:45:55and his sons, too

00:45:58I hope your wife understands the sacrifice you make your majesty, please

00:46:16I sign here

00:46:27No man commands a king

00:46:30No man tells a king his limits

00:46:33king

00:46:34rules by god's grace

00:46:37Now get out

00:46:39Rules by god's grace now get out

00:47:09So

00:47:32I do not recognize this appetite. It'll most likely be a boy then mom

00:47:39The king will go to trial

00:47:43I did not wish it but he leaves us no choice

00:47:47There must be some public penance to heal the nation's wounds pardon me sir your secretary

00:47:54And if he will not apologize jury will decide a few years in exile perhaps

00:48:01Or deposition deposition

00:48:05Thomas you cannot

00:48:09Mr. Cromwell would see you now

00:48:39Oh

00:48:43I know all about hollis

00:48:48And his accomplice

00:48:59Tell him the king promised to make hollis his chief royal counselor in exchange for votes in his favor

00:49:10Uh

00:49:13But

00:49:15So

00:49:37You see a man seated on a throne by accident of fate doling out favors in payment for loyalty

00:49:42Is it any wonder they grub for rewards?

00:49:45It's done, sir

00:49:50The horde gave you the right to kill a man using an army officer my officer as your private executioner

00:49:57This is reform we are not butchers oliver, this is not war is that so tom

00:50:06When did it end I must have missed it

00:50:15So

00:50:41Annie

00:50:45Elizabeth

00:51:08Honey

00:51:15So

00:51:41A child

00:51:45Is

00:51:55I'm so sorry

00:52:03Come home with me, please try to sleep

00:52:08Come

00:52:13We weren't meant for this Thomas our families have always defended kings

00:52:21You have a duty

00:52:38So

00:52:57And how are the goods to be exchanged

00:53:03Sir you are under oath

00:53:09Sir

00:53:20How do you like it tom fine robe in which to try a king get yourself measured

00:53:31We lost a child

00:53:35Leave us go

00:53:38I

00:53:43I'm, so sorry tom

00:53:46So

00:54:03Two gentlemen madam, they will not give their names. Shall I tell them it is not convenient. No, no

00:54:11Send them in

00:54:14Gentlemen, please come through

00:54:17Forgive this intrusion madam

00:54:20You may not remember but we are friends of your father lord. Devere. I stayed at the manor some years ago james. What a pleasure

00:54:27Madam the earl of york

00:54:30madam

00:54:31I fear we find you in ill health

00:54:33No, no, i'm sure madam. We must be brief our very being here puts us all in jeopardy

00:54:38There are rumors of a trial

00:54:41It has lord fairfax's blessing madam

00:54:45Well as you can see

00:54:48My husband is not here to explain his views

00:54:52Lady fairfax. We do not wish to embarrass you. It's not to alarm you but out of respect for our former acquaintance

00:54:57It seems only right to inform you

00:55:00the actions of your husband like those of his

00:55:03friend cromwell

00:55:04Are being daily reported to the prince in exile

00:55:08We cannot expect the prince to see his father being insulted without recompense

00:55:12Your husband has his own reasons for the course he takes

00:55:16But I think the gracious and respectful young lady I met those years ago at your father's house

00:55:22Would still I hazard have a proper and admirable reverence for her king

00:55:29Cromwell's bloody reign of terror in the name of freedom is turning the country against them

00:55:34If we could only visit his majesty

00:55:37To alleviate his situation somewhat

00:55:47I'm not at liberty to help you gentlemen or even to offer our condolences

00:56:01Now we have our victory what will you do tom will you send dad home now?

00:56:07I

00:56:12Must not let her blame you for this

00:56:19Let's say we take some air you and I

00:56:21Me

00:56:35What was it you said when we first met and you trained me at guns

00:56:41One thing at a time

00:56:45Let's mend the nation tom

00:56:48You have years afterwards to create an heir

00:56:51Perhaps i'm better at taking life than giving it

00:56:55We are fathers of the nation tom

00:56:58Mr. Cromwell, sir, I said no interruptions

00:57:01the king escaped

00:57:03We caught him at the river, sir, but his accomplices fled before we could get from the safe house, but no one knows where it is

00:57:12I'll return with you and see to his restraint

00:57:21So

00:57:25Pardon me mom

00:57:34I am sorry for your loss

00:57:40The king escaped a few hours ago with plans to raise an invasion troop from his cousins in france

00:57:50A messenger was found with letters written in the king's hand urging new war on this country

00:57:59Tell me you did not do it. I have not left the house

00:58:08My maid is my witness

00:58:13What moves you most an your love of tom or your hatred of me

00:58:20Why do you think I hate you I underestimated you

00:58:26I see there are two generals in this house

00:58:50So

00:58:56Oliver

00:58:58So

00:59:15What have you done for god's sake annie do you blame me so much respect my judgment so little

00:59:22What

00:59:25They told me they wanted to offer the king their sympathies and you believe them, I don't know

00:59:33I don't know what I believe thomas

00:59:38I am trying to embrace your new world

00:59:42Trying to see why everything I once thought right and fixed must be torn down because you and your friends say so

00:59:48So

00:59:50I don't have any friends left to talk to

00:59:55The only people who come to this house come to warn me that

01:00:00That you may soon be dead

01:00:05What was I supposed to do

01:00:12Not this honey

01:00:18I

01:00:22Grieve the child too

01:00:48I

01:00:57Cannot name one reason why a man should hold power over a nation

01:01:03Because he is born to it I said a reason not an excuse

01:01:19Is

01:01:38I

01:01:48So

01:02:03The commons of england are hereby assembled on the 27th day of january in the year of our lord

01:02:111649 for the trial of charles stewart king of england

01:02:18So

01:02:35Yours is the last name general

01:02:38So

01:02:45Let us go wait wait

01:02:52We are jurors we are here to serve justice this is a mockery of it

01:03:02Cannot will not execute a man a king before he is found guilty

01:03:07Brother

01:03:37So

01:03:54How long have you been plotting this Oliver

01:03:58Since your traitor wife colluded with the king and proved him rotten beyond repair

01:04:01I

01:04:05You should be grateful i've not made a warrant for her too

01:04:08Do you kill the king to spite me Oliver?

01:04:12To punish me for the wife you envy. I was fool enough to think we were fighting to better the world

01:04:18The king lives or the man

01:04:21Patronage or opportunity

01:04:25Old world or new

01:04:28This is it tom, this is our victory our chance to set england free

01:04:37I'm a reformer as I thought you were I will reform the king anything less is brutal cowardice

01:04:51Too late

01:04:53So

01:05:16Start the proceedings

01:05:18Come

01:05:21Charles stewart king of england

01:05:25This parliament holds that you have abused the power entrusted to you by the law and hold a little

01:05:33I would know by what power I am called hither by what authority

01:05:42I am your king

01:05:45I have a trust committed in me by god by old and lawful descent. I

01:05:52Will not betray it to answer a new

01:05:55Unlawful authority you have heard the charge

01:05:59Answer it in the name of the people. I do stand more for the liberty of the people of england than any here that come

01:06:06To be my pretended judges

01:06:08I ask again your way of answer is to interrogate the court

01:06:12Every man here has lost a friend to your butchery

01:06:17We are satisfied with our authority if power without law may make laws may alter the fundamental laws of this kingdom

01:06:27I do not know what subject he is in england that can be sure of his life or anything. He calls his own

01:06:32They sit here by the authority of the commons of england

01:06:36You and all your predecessors are responsible to them

01:06:39Show me one precedent. I understood you had read the magna carta. There is a contract between people and king which you have broken

01:06:48Sure, I would know how they came to be sir by choice sound reasoning and proven honesty

01:06:54Which is a fairer method than that by which you became king

01:07:08So

01:07:28Foreign

01:07:39Foreign

01:07:54I thought we were fighting for the same end at least but all this time

01:07:58Will you fetch the troops and return with the king's friends and destroy their pride and hope in all that is sacred guilty

01:08:04I'm speaking guilty

01:08:09I am your king

01:08:23We should be at home right now i'm taking you to your father's

01:08:27House

01:08:35The troops are agitating brother there is a danger they may storm the king's cell

01:08:40See, they don't

01:08:41Without the general we must surely seize the general before he reaches his noble friend or bring him back to control the troops

01:08:47He's a traitor. He could raise a troop to ride against us

01:08:57I shall be general now

01:09:28So

01:09:33Douglas has found his way back to us. He'll help us crush this blasted rebellion

01:09:36We've heard about your refusal to sign we'll have the king back on his throne and every courtier returned to his rightful king is dead

01:09:43His blood is written in the warrant

01:09:45If you want to renew the nation and not merely his privileges

01:09:48You will plot ways to forge a new and better government instead of condemning us all to fresh slaughter and old corruption

01:09:58So

01:10:23I'm the only one who can tame him

01:10:25You explain annie he is no good without me

01:10:29And are you no good without him? Please? I can make him see

01:10:36I must at least try

01:10:41For all of us

01:10:55So

01:11:25So

01:11:55Foreign

01:12:25Foreign

01:12:35I have a good cause and a gracious god

01:12:43I will say no more

01:12:55So

01:13:17I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible crown and no disturbance can be none at all

01:13:25Remember

01:13:52Wait my sign

01:13:55Is

01:14:07Red

01:14:10It's red blood

01:14:12like our own

01:14:13He was god on earth. He was your prisoner

01:14:17your enemy

01:14:20A man who killed your brothers for gold. Have you forgotten?

01:14:25With this you are subjects no more

01:14:28But citizens free men you do not have to kneel to any other man

01:14:35You are your own masters commanding your own fate

01:14:55So

01:15:19You're back I need to talk to oliver

01:15:22He's very busy make an appointment i'll wait that's all right with you henry

01:15:34Is it me no madam

01:15:48James invites us all to his estate

01:15:52So that we may ride and talk together

01:15:56Think how best to help the prince

01:15:59Console ourselves

01:16:01I shall stay

01:16:04And wait here

01:16:06For how long

01:16:08For how long will you continue to suspend your life waste your youth and health

01:16:13Forget your loyalty to your true friends

01:16:16In the hope that that traitor may remember his

01:16:21History

01:16:28Word from scotland it's urgent

01:16:36The scots have declared prince charles their new king

01:16:39Then we shall invade before they do full weapons all troops ready three days hence

01:16:52Foreign

01:17:02Building nations is not the glorious affair one might suppose just short nights and fools asking questions

01:17:11You've come to tell me that people hate me you can save your breath

01:17:14I am not looking for medals. I brought them liberty. They will learn to value it. You will teach them liberty

01:17:22Do not test me tom you've seen the traitors hanging by their necks you wish to join them. You're not god oliver

01:17:30You cannot control the world. No one has ever ruled this country without a king. I suggest you go back to your wife

01:17:36Those holy fools will never tell you the truth. They dare not from this day on all you hear is lies

01:17:43The prince is not even in scotland

01:17:47The scots are no threat unless you make them so

01:17:52Do not provoke me tom

01:17:54Here's your choice oliver

01:17:57Listen to me or doom this republic to an ill-planned brutal tyranny more hated than the kings

01:18:17Tom

01:18:22So

01:18:39I thought you'd left me for sure

01:18:51Um

01:19:21So

01:19:36He came back

01:19:52So

01:20:16What's right to the king what's right to the king

01:20:22Oh

01:20:45How can we expect to build a nation of men if they will ever act like sheep

01:20:51Oh

01:21:22So

01:21:33I'm not armed thomas. I merely come to offer his majesty's greetings

01:21:41And to thank you for sparing my life

01:21:44I told you to stay away and so I have

01:21:48The prince has been good to us in exile

01:21:51He noted you refused to sign his father's death warrant and wonders at your role in this republic

01:22:01How much is he paying you to find out yours is the only will that can bend cromwell's

01:22:07That's why you're here. I warrant

01:22:09to reform him

01:22:11contain him within the law

01:22:16But if that fails what then

01:22:21You've always been the nation's warrior you raised your sword against the last tyrant

01:22:29Get out get out

01:22:51So

01:22:55Hollis has been seen in the city. He's doubtless visiting old friends

01:23:00So

01:23:18Still not in republican uniform tom, I will wear it when you sign the constitution you do remember

01:23:24After the investiture

01:23:27The investiture

01:23:30Some say you keep your courtly luxe the buck and the prince tom

01:23:33Some say you're the messiah that does not make it true

01:23:52Joyce

01:23:57I'm going to do what's necessary

01:23:59I'll need your help

01:24:07You'll die for it sir, not if you make some distraction attention sergeant, sir, sir

01:24:17Better I lift the gun. No make a distraction. I should do it

01:24:29So

01:24:53What's this brethren use the prom world

01:25:00How many times did I save him in the field

01:25:05I can't believe after all we've been through together, but it falls upon me to kill him

01:25:11So

01:25:25Will you congratulate me tom

01:25:28I know you cannot

01:25:30You think I've fallen in love with gowns and glory, but you are wrong. I despise them

01:25:36You taught me to study the lie of the land so I have

01:25:40And I see our countrymen must have a captain a monarch of sorts

01:25:45Last night I stayed up with a globe planning

01:25:51So many things

01:25:52fill ships with men

01:25:54honest working men

01:25:56Send them to trade in the furthest lands learn new science

01:26:00raise new crops

01:26:02You understand don't you what i'm trying to do what i'm reaching for beyond all this

01:26:07Is

01:26:09You want to find the wilderness

01:26:21Now lord protector of england

01:26:37Your highness

01:27:02It has been a long time i'm glad you could be here

01:27:07You never thought i'd come this far. I want

01:27:10Crowds must surprise you. You always surprise me, sir

01:27:14But you've barely started

01:27:17Come and dine at whitehall tomorrow. We'll tell you how we plan to conquer the world

01:27:26I'll get there faster with you tom

01:27:34They've always loved you more

01:27:36So

01:27:54There is an adventurous spirit in the nation

01:27:57I know I have seen it

01:28:01I saw you risk your lives in the war

01:28:04Sacrifice your sons and brothers because you knew

01:28:08Because you knew that this nation could be must be improved. We knew

01:28:15We fight those years together shoulder to shoulder for nothing

01:28:20This is our chance to build on the peace we've earned and create a new world together

01:28:25I am asking for your silver

01:28:28Not your lives

01:28:30Rose to unite the land

01:28:32Ships to expand the empire

01:28:36Would you give up your gaming and whoring to have these

01:28:43You are the new model citizens of the world

01:28:47Give up your courtly vices rise above this private greed

01:29:02So

01:29:23Perhaps now you can see our concern

01:29:28I saw the traitor's face

01:29:32It was sergeant joyce you remember joyce, sir

01:29:45It's the last time you write my speeches little

01:29:52We'll never win them with words in any case the cause will unite them holy cannon fire

01:29:58I

01:30:00Don't say we march on the scots tom

01:30:04Still against it

01:30:08I gave the order showing our civic torch on the brutes before we teach the rest. I order the man to shoot you

01:30:19Don't be absurd tom you saved my life

01:30:23Make way make way

01:30:27We've got the traitor covered sir, he's on the horseback my men are in pursuit

01:30:35Don't tell me something I can't hear tom. We're on the ridge. It's all ahead of us

01:30:44You take him to the tower sir no to tyburn burn him in public. No, you have the wrong man

01:30:53I

01:30:59Find I cannot kill you but one day soon a man who loves you less well than I will raise his gun to stop you

01:31:06And he'll be right

01:31:16Ward protector has but another name for king and you're a cruel one

01:31:19I

01:31:21Wish I could believe that you will change listen to reason act with mercy

01:31:29But I've seen enough of your bloodlust and contempt for men's lives to know that you will not

01:31:36Arrest him arrest the traitor

01:31:45Take him burn him

01:31:49Take him away burn him you would regret it cuss

01:32:19Foreign

01:32:49Foreign

01:32:53Anne and I returned to her yorkshire estate

01:32:56Word of oliver's exploits reached my ears and his army grew more brutal in pursuit of a vision that I no longer shared

01:33:03I had turned my back on a soldier's life

01:33:06I was not to see him again for many years

01:33:09Then one night news came from london

01:33:19And

01:33:24It's all over he's dying

01:33:32You know, I have to go

01:33:49So

01:33:56Oliver

01:34:04If I could kill you I would have done it years ago

01:34:06Now

01:34:18They tell me you're building quite an empire up there

01:34:22New roads bridges

01:34:28You're trying to outdo me john I can't yet match you for ships

01:34:33Is

01:34:35This a game to you

01:34:37Has it always been so?

01:34:39Did I merely imagine we once fought a war?

01:34:42shared the same ambitions

01:34:44What happened to the general I once knew he would have finished the fight

01:34:49He would have rallied the people to this republic his was the pretty face they wanted

01:35:02Do you not realize how well you are loved

01:35:09I warned hollis

01:35:12Part of me wanted to stop what we had started. I wanted my son the heir. I was expecting to have at least one friend

01:35:33Me

01:35:41And your daughter

01:35:43molly

01:35:44A small rebel she's learning left from right come to yorkshire. She can teach you

01:35:49These fools will not let me out of the room

01:35:54I'd have to slip out in disguise

01:35:57Make it soon

01:35:58For the hunting no chance you'll shoot anything, of course for my dear safe

01:36:07I was counting on you

01:36:13You let me down

01:36:16So

01:36:26We were never to meet again and he died soon afterwards

01:36:31Two years later we had a king once more

01:36:35On his return from exile prince charles ordered that all of his corpse be dug up and displayed on the public gallows

01:36:41I

01:36:45See his face still hear him asking me what has changed. I tell him that I have

01:36:57I wonder after all these years how things might have turned out had I stayed by his side

01:37:03To be true to myself I had to let him down

01:37:07He was a man I loved

01:37:09But one I failed

01:37:39Foreign

01:38:09So

01:38:39So

01:39:09So

01:39:39So

01:40:09So

01:40:39So

01:41:09So

01:41:39So

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