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Margrete: Queen of the North
Alternative three-part miniseries of Margrete: Queen of the North, the story of the woman who united Scandinavia. 1402. Queen Margrete is ruling Sweden, Norway and Denmark through her adopted son, Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's work: the Kalmar Union. The year is 1402. Margrete has achieved what no man has managed before. She has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a peace-oriented union, which she single-handedly rules through her young, adopted son, Erik. The union is beset by enemies, however, and Margrete is therefore planning a marriage between Erik and an English princess. An alliance with England should secure the union’s status as an emerging European power but a breathtaking conspiracy is under way that can tear Margrete and all she believes in apart. Director Charlotte Sieling has a long career as one of the most acclaimed Danish directors on TV-series such as Borgen (2013), The Killing (2009), The Bridge (2011), Those Who Kill (2014) and US series Homeland (2018). With MARGRETE - QUEEN OF THE NORTH, Charlotte Sieling will bring one of the greatest stories from the Nordics to the big screen. The story of one of the most powerful women in European history.
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Margrete: královna severu, EP 1/3
Margrete I. united Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a union ruled by her adopted son, King Eric. Enemies surround them from all sides, so Margrete arranges a marriage between Erik and an English princess to strengthen the Kalmar Union.
Margrete: královna severu, EP 2/3
A stranger arrives at Kalmar Castle. He claims to be Margret's son, King Oluf, who died sixteen years ago. Margrete finds herself in a big dilemma. Is the young king dead after all, or is Margrete the victim of a conspiracy?
Margrete: královna severu, EP 3/3
Chaos reigns in the castle. Queen Margrete's adopted son, King Erik, takes power and puts the queen under house arrest. However, Margaret's envoy to Prussia returns to the castle with news of a conspiracy that threatens to destroy her life's work: the Kalmar Union.
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Alternative three-part miniseries of Margrete: Queen of the North, the story of the woman who united Scandinavia.
1402. Queen Margrete is ruling Sweden, Norway and Denmark through her adopted son, Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's work: the Kalmar Union.
The year is 1402. Margrete has achieved what no man has managed before. She has gathered Denmark, Norway and Sweden into a peace-oriented union, which she single-handedly rules through her young, adopted son, Erik. The union is beset by enemies, however, and Margrete is therefore planning a marriage between Erik and an English princess. An alliance with England should secure the union’s status as an emerging European power but a breathtaking conspiracy is under way that can tear Margrete and all she believes in apart. Director Charlotte Sieling has a long career as one of the most acclaimed Danish directors on TV-series such as Borgen (2013), The Killing (2009), The Bridge (2011), Those Who Kill (2014) and US series Homeland (2018). With MARGRETE - QUEEN OF THE NORTH, Charlotte Sieling will bring one of the greatest stories from the Nordics to the big screen. The story of one of the most powerful women in European history.