The prisoner is revealed to be an impostor seeking revenge for a past atrocity committed by Sir Walter and the village men against his mother. He uses occult rituals to "magically" inflict the plague upon his victims as a form of divine or demonic retribution. Key Themes and Production
As the village is ravaged by a sudden, violent outbreak that appears to be the Black Plague, it becomes clear that the deaths are not entirely natural. Black Plague (2002)
Matilda’s nephew returns from war with a high-ranking French prisoner, Jacques de Saint Amant. Matilda hopes to use him as a ransom chip to free her husband and clear her massive debts to a predatory local bishop. The prisoner is revealed to be an impostor
The story follows (played by a pre- Game of Thrones Lena Headey), an English noblewoman struggling to maintain her estate while her husband, Sir Walter, is held hostage by the French during the Hundred Years' War. Matilda’s nephew returns from war with a high-ranking