Set between the years 1642 and 1660, "The Devil's Whore" charts the progress of the English Civil War through the eyes of the a 17 year old girl, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe.
3.5 / 5
Episode 1
Angelica is born in 1623, when England is divided both politically and religiously, a time when political disobedience turned to revolution and civil war, and English history changed forever...
Episode 2
Devastated by the King's brutal betrayal, Angelica has been cast out of court, and finds herself destitute and starving. Meanwhile, divisions are beginning to split the Parliamentarians.
Episode 3
The country is in shock and divided as Oliver Cromwell puts the King on trial for treason and becomes the first head of the Republican Government.
Episode 4
Sexby returns to England, convinced that Cromwell was responsible for the murder of Rainsborough, and hatches a suicidal scheme to assassinate him.