The King decides that Edmund should marry a Spanish Princess, who Edmund finds unattractive, in order to secure a treaty between Spain and England which will allow an invasion of France.

Blackadder Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - The Foretelling
• s01e02 - Born to Be King
• s01e03 - The Archbishop
• s01e04 - The Queen of Spain's Beard
• s01e05 - Witchsmeller Pursuivant
• s01e06 - The Black Seal

Blackadder Show Summary

Through four series and a few specials, Edmund Blackadder and his greasy sidekick Baldrick conjure up cunning plans as Edmund tries to take advantage of desperate times. These situation tragedies had obvious parallels from the Dark Ages to Elizabethan times, the rule of mad George III, and The Great War.