Set against the iconic backdrop of the War of the Roses, the ten-hour drama series continues at 9pm on Sunday night on BBC One.

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Watch the clip, in which Henry Tudor escapes execution by Warwick on the battlefield. In an emotional reunion with his mother he shares her belief and declares his destiny is to be King of England…

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