BBC drama following the aristocratic Lacey family during the years of the English Civil War of 1640. Sir Martin Lacey is unmoving in his devotion to the King, so when his eldest daughter marries the son of a family supporting Cromwell's forces the seams of the Lacey family begin to tear. Read more
| Starring | Julian Glover, Malcolm Stoddard |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Farnham, Henry Herbert |
| Genres | Drama |
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BBC drama following the aristocratic Lacey family during the years of the English Civil War of 1640. Sir Martin Lacey is unmoving in his devotion to the King, so when his eldest daughter marries the son of a family supporting Cromwell's forces the seams of the Lacey family begin to tear.
| Starring | Julian Glover, Malcolm Stoddard |
|---|---|
| Director | Brian Farnham, Henry Herbert |
| Studio | ACORN MEDIA |
| Run time | DVD: 8 hrs 20 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1983 To Rent: DVD: 13 Sep 2004 |
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By The Sword Divided: Disc 4
Episodes include: Ashes to Ashes / Not Peace but a Sword....
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Saddle my horse!
Ah, the glories of BBC costume drama in the 80s! This fabulous series is about a family of Royalist aristocrats in the English Civil War, who handily live in a ... read more »
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History Lovers
If you like history and period dramas it is great. A little dated but the BBC do dramas like these very well.
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By the sword divided
An excellent series portraying the great struggle of the loyal royalist forces against the turncoat traitorous roundhead murderers of the parliamentry ... read more »
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Hurrah for the BBC!
They just dont make them like this any more! Although the series gets off to a very slow start, with much posturing and speechifying, it soon picks up the pace... read more »
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