I
was so pleased that this got DVD release. I was 12 when it first came
out and it sparked off a lifetime interest in the Monmouth Rebellion to
the extent that I published my own book on the Rebellion The Days of King Monmouth. Hamilton Dyce is excellent as one of the baddies Percy
Kirke and the whole series is peppered with eccentric characterizations
and all manner of adults who were not nice. There is an element of
juvenile horror about it with plague victims and hanging being
prevalent. Great to hear them mention Frome. So if you like the Monmouth
Rebellion and its lore then this is for you. I am going to stick my
neck out and say that the narration style and look of this film was an
influence to Kubrick's Barry Lyndon but you'll have to watch it to
believe me
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