Cromwellian Conversations 33: 'By the Sword Divided' Review
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- In 1983 (40 years ago this year) the BBC showed a Sunday evening costume drama set during the Civil Wars of the 1640s, 'By the Sword Divided'. The drama ran for two series, covering the fortunes of an extended family split on either side of the conflict from just before the war, to the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660.
In this video, Cromwell Museum Curator, Stuart Orme, looks back at the series and considers whether it was one of the most accurate depictions yet shown on screen of the Civil Wars and Republic of the 1640s and 1650s.
The TV series is copyright of the BBC, and footage is here used by fair use for review and criticism purposes.
Thank you, Stuart. Brilliant presentation. I have very much appreciated your interesting insights of the drama.
You are very welcome
Thank you, Stuart. I thoroughly enjoyed your review as I loved watching 'By The Sword Divided' and have both Seasons on DVD.
Ironically, it was the movie 'Cromwell' and Dad telling me that one of our ancestors fought for King Charles I which inspired my interest in the English Civil War during my high school years.
Hi Stuart & co. I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for making/sharing it.
I found it because I’d just started watching By The Sword Divided (via YT), only yesterday! I definitely want to get BTSD on DVD.
I also have Cromwell, on DVD, and will be re-watching that as soon as time allows.
I have very dim patchy memories of watching some of the By The Sword Divided series, around the age of 11-14, when it first aired.
TV series and movies of this ilk - Waterloo, with Christopher Plummer & Rod Steiger, for example - birthed a lifelong passion for particular eras of history.
We live not too far from Huntingdon, and have visited your museum before. We must visit again soon!
Thanks, & kind regards, Seb & Teresa Palmer, March.
Really interesting - I watched the series for the first time back in the summer and thought it was very good. The trial of King Charles was brilliantly acted.
Thank you for this review, Stuart. I have heard of the series but have never actually watched it. I must certainly get around to doing so, especially if it contains the degree of historical accuracy that you describe. Thanks again. 👍
Please do!
The series was amazing the way it also explored the everyday outlook, perspectives and customs of the regular people not just the powerful. Poor Dick -just wanting to serve became so divided within himself .
Superb series, actors, music, etc. Nothing today comes close. "The King's Whore," is also well done but the 80's were BBC's finest and last gasp. Enjoy it.
I do find anything about Oliver Cromwell interesting as a few hundred years ago the family of my great grandfather moved to London from Huntingdon and though I don't know too much but I doubt people would have moved such long distances and that side of my family had the gene for essential tremor which I believe Cromwell also had and have wondered if I could be related, though at the same time having Irish ancestors as well doesn't feel great. I do find it somewhat inspirational with what he achieved despite being disabled, be it with a minor disability.