"The Archbishop" is the third episode in of the first series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder (The Black Adder).
In November 1487, the Duke of Winchester leaves his lands to the Church of England, prompting King Richard to have Godfrey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, murdered, the third in a year to suffer such a fate. (While the murders are absurdly obvious, the royal court believes the Archbishops' deaths to be "tragic accidents".) Edmund then overh...
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"The Archbishop" is the third episode in of the first series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder (The Black Adder).
In November 1487, the Duke of Winchester leaves his lands to the Church of England, prompting King Richard to have Godfrey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, murdered, the third in a year to suffer such a fate. (While the murders are absurdly obvious, the royal court believes the Archbishops' deaths to be "tragic accidents".) Edmund then overhears court gossip that Harry will be appointed Archibishop; Edmund is overjoyed, confident that his brother will be murdered and leave him next in line for the throne.
The following day, however, King Richard announces that Edmund will be the new Archbishop. Fearing for his life, Edmund tries to grovel his way out of the job, but Richard refuses, threatening to do to him "what God did unto the Sodomites" should he fail.
After Richard and Harry catch him trying to escape, Edmund becomes Archbishop (taking on Baldrick as a monk and Percy as...
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