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Sometimes referred to in the UsefulNotes/SocietyForCreativeAnachronism as "Beverly Hills 902 A.D." Any resemblance to actual 14th-century England is purely coincidental – but what the heck!

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Sometimes referred to in the UsefulNotes/SocietyForCreativeAnachronism as "Beverly Hills 902 A.D." Any ", and any resemblance to actual 14th-century England is purely coincidental – but what the heck!
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Sometimes referred to in the UsefulNotes/SocietyForCreativeAnachronism as "Beverly Hills 902 A.D." Any resemblance to actual 14th-century England is purely coincidental - but what the heck!

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Sometimes referred to in the UsefulNotes/SocietyForCreativeAnachronism as "Beverly Hills 902 A.D." Any resemblance to actual 14th-century England is purely coincidental - but what the heck!

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* BriefAccentImitation: Eleonor pretends to be Genevieve by attempting a French accent to get their carriage let into Mullens's castle in the pilot. Her brothers remark that it's the worst attempt at an accent they've ever heard.



* ChekhovsLecture: In the pilot, Cedric is being taught about the fall of Troy. Although he ignores the lesson, the friar reminds him of it later when they need a plan to sneak into Mullens's castle.
* ChekhovsSkill: Eleonor's proficiency with the crossbow, established in the pilot, comes back into play when Henry tries to stab her father in the back after their duel.



* FieryRedhead: Eleanor

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* FieryRedhead: EleanorEleanor is the only redhead in the family and boy is she fiery.



* TheMiddleAges

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* TheMiddleAgesTheMiddleAges: Originally intended to be set in the 1300s, they decided it wasn't important to stick to a specific time period and just went with a generic medieval setting.


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* OohMeAccentsSlipping:
** Eleonor is the only one played by an American (although her actress was born in Britain) and her accent slips through on occasion.
** Glenn Quinn's Irish accent slips through occasionally too.


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* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Sir Thomas and his late wife Anne were arranged, and didn't even know each other beforehand, but were very much in love.


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* RebuiltPedestal: Eleonor is initially horrified that her father would basically sell her into marriage to a horrible man like Henry. Her respect for him is rebuilt when he breaks the engagement and agrees to face Henry in a duel to the death, even offering to marry Henry after all to spare him.


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* SilverFox: Thomas, played by the handsome Nigel Terry, is pursued romantically by Elizabeth and is still considered attractive.


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* TheThreeFacesOfEve: In the pilot episode, there's Eleonor as the BrattyTeenageDaughter (Child), Elizabeth as the voice of reason (Wife) and Genevieve who turns out to be a FemmeFatale (Seductress).
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-->-- '''Sir Thomas Grey of Covington''', Knight of the Realm and irate parent

This short-lived British-American adventure series, which aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in 1992, followed the lives, loves and deadly feuds of the Grey family of Covington, England circa [[TheLateMiddleAges 1392]].

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-->-- '''Sir Thomas Grey Grey''', Lord of Covington''', Covington Cross Castle, Knight of the Realm and irate parent

This short-lived British-American adventure series, which aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in 1992, followed the lives, loves and deadly feuds of the Grey family of Covington, Covington Cross, England circa [[TheLateMiddleAges 1392]].
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This short-lived British-American adventure series, which aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in 1992, followed the lives, loves and deadly feuds of the Grey family of Covington Cross, England circa [[TheLateMiddleAges 1392]].

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This short-lived British-American adventure series, which aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in 1992, followed the lives, loves and deadly feuds of the Grey family of Covington Cross, Covington, England circa [[TheLateMiddleAges 1392]].

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