The First Churchills Trial of Strength (Season 1, Episode 7)
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TV Episode | 44 min | Biography, Drama, History

The First Churchills

Trial of Strength (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 44 min | Biography, Drama, History

King James II travels to Catholic Ireland where he is welcomed by the population, with the exception of a few Protestant dominated communities. It is clear that he will push his claim to the throne from there and possibly invade England. ...See moreKing James II travels to Catholic Ireland where he is welcomed by the population, with the exception of a few Protestant dominated communities. It is clear that he will push his claim to the throne from there and possibly invade England. King William dispatches Churchill, now the Earl of Marlborough, to Ireland but places a Dutch aristocrat with little military experience above him. Churchill and others are growing weary of being subservient to the King's Dutch cronies and begin to make their objections known. The new Queen also begins to assert her power and orders her sister, Princess Anne, to terminate her relationship with Sarah Churchill. When the Princess refuses to do so, the King takes swift action, canceling all of the Churchills' military and civil appointments and orders the them banished from the Royal Court. The Princess proves to be a loyal friend however, refusing to abandon Sarah and John and inviting her to join them in living elsewhere. Written by garykmcd See less

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
John Neville John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough See fewer	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
Susan Hampshire Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough See fewer	The Forsyte Saga (1967)
Margaret Tyzack Princess Anne Princess Anne See fewer	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
John Standing Sidney Godolphin Sidney Godolphin See fewer	V for Vendetta (2005)
Alan Rowe William III William III See fewer	Les Misérables (1967)
Lisa Daniely Queen Mary Queen Mary See fewer	Holiday Week (1952)
Roger Mutton George of Denmark George of Denmark See fewer	The First Churchills (1969)
Michael Culver Charles Churchill Charles Churchill See fewer	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Arthur Pentelow Carmarthen, Earl of Danby Carmarthen, Earl of Danby See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Austin Trevor Lord Halifax Lord Halifax See fewer	Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Pamela Ann Davy Lady Fitzharding Lady Fitzharding See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Job Stewart Lord Shrewsbury Lord Shrewsbury See fewer	Love in a Cold Climate (1980)
John Humphry Sunderland Sunderland See fewer	The Message (1976)
Kevin Stoney Archbishop Sancroft Archbishop Sancroft See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Robert Robinson Louis XIV Louis XIV See fewer	The First Churchills (1969)
David March Barillon Barillon See fewer	As You Like It (1946)
Roger Booth Bentinck Bentinck See fewer	Barry Lyndon (1975)
John White Colonel Bulkeley Colonel Bulkeley See fewer	Tentacles (1977)
John Tordoff Becket Becket See fewer	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Glenn Williams Clerk to the Lords Clerk to the Lords See fewer	Love and Death (1975)