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2 unusual facts about The Black Adder


Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland

His position as a character in the Shakespearean canon inspired the character of Lord Percy Percy, Duke of Northumberland in the historical sitcom The Black Adder, set during the very late Plantagenet era.

Mark Arden

In the early 1980s they were instrumental in the forming of long-running North London comedy show News Revue and shortly afterwards began appearing as a pairing in episodes of series such as The Black Adder and The Young Ones.



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The Foretelling

In the Black Adder, Richard IV's Queen is Gertrude of Flanders; from 1482 to 1506, the County of Flanders was in fact ruled by Philip the Handsome, Count of Flanders.