By the Sword Divided

Name: By the Sword Divided
Director: John Hawkesworth
Genre: Drama
Released: 1983-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Lucy Aston, Tim Bentinck, Sharon Maughan, Peter Guinness, Andrew MacLachlan

This classic period drama series follows the fortunes of the aristocratic Lacey family, living peacefully in Arnescote Castle until the onset of the English Civil War in 1640. Sir Martin Lacey, the head of the family, is steadfastly loyal to the King. However the family is torn apart when his eldest daughter Anne weds John Fletcher - son of a merchant family who support the forces of Cromwell.