A medieval king's son (Rowan Atkinson) pursues the crown through an alter ego.

Edmund plots to use incriminating letters to secure his position on the throne.

Edmund has trouble with his religious life due to his investiture and ex-communication.

It is a time of wars and political upheaval, and the King decides to make an alliance between England and Spain by marrying Blackadder to the Spanish Infanta. Blackadder is keen to end his appalling run of luck with women, that is until he meets the Infanta. His schemes to thwart the marriage all fail, until news comes of a new alliance between France and Switzerland. Digitally remastered version.

Witchcraft is in the air, and Edmund's mother is the only one who can save him from burning at the stake.

Edmund is determined to seize the throne, so he sets up a gruesome fatal chain of events.