King Blackadder

King Edmund Blackadder is the protagonist of Blackadder: Back & Forth.
== Biography ==
At Blackadder Hall in 1999, Lord Blackadder () is entertaining four guests on New Year's Eve. He informs them he has built a time machine using plans drawn by and wagers £10,000 each that he can bring back any item from history they request.
Archbishop Melchett (), Archdeacon Kevin Darling (), Major George () and Lady Elizabeth () agree to this and challenge him to bring back a Roman centurion's helmet, wellingtons worn by the Duke of Wellington on the day of the Battle of Waterloo, and an ancient pair of 200-year-old underpants.
The whole voyage is actually a scam, as Blackadder has, in fact, had Baldrick () retrieve the items from his storage, and the time machine is a prop. Blackadder stages the time machine travelling through time for his guests, with himself and Baldrick hiding inside, but when he opens the door he finds it has actually worked.
They are now in the Cretaceous Period, where they are confronted by a Tyrannosaurus. They throw away their wager items but are eventually able to defeat it using the underpants. Baldrick admits that, as he never got round to writing the dates on the dials, they cannot return to the present.
Blackadder and Baldrick return to Blackadder Hall but during the reign of (Miranda Richardson) who, mistaking him for his , orders his beheading unless he has a present for her. While rummaging through his pockets, Blackadder drops some Polos onto the floor which he then offers to the Queen. She loves them, rewards him with her crown and orders him to go forth and bring back lots more "minty things". On his way back to the time machine, Blackadder meets (). He punches him, saying "that is for every schoolboy and schoolgirl for the next four hundred years", and leaves.
Blackadder tries to remember how the dials were set. They eventually land in Sherwood Forest and are captured by Robin Hood (). Blackadder asks the Merry Men why they steal from the rich, facing certain death if caught, live in the forest with lack of toilet facilities and yet are willing to give all they steal to the poor who themselves may view it as a reason to not work. As a result, the Merry Men shoot Robin. After having sex with Maid Marian (), Blackadder leaves, taking Robin's hat as a souvenir.
Next, the time machine lands at the Battle of Waterloo killing the (Stephen Fry) - just before he announces his plan to defeat Napoleon's forces - in the process, Blackadder steps out to steal the Duke's boots, feeling he may as well try to win his wager. This is followed by them landing at Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain, where they spy their Roman ancestors. After stealing a helmet, Blackadder and Baldrick escape from a charging group of Picts.
Baldrick mentions that dying people have their lives flash before them and that if Blackadder was about to drown, he might see how the dials were originally set. Blackadder agrees with this and shoves Baldrick's head into the time machine toilet. The plan succeeds and Baldrick remembers how to set the dials to return home. On the way back, Baldrick suggests that anyone can change the world for the better, though Blackadder argues that all most people can do is make money.
Returning to 1999, the party guests are impressed by what Blackadder has returned with, but due to his interference with history, Robin Hood is unknown, Shakespeare is only known as the inventor of the ballpoint pen, and Britain has been ruled by the French since Napoleon's victory at Waterloo. Realising that he is to blame, Blackadder gets back into the time machine to try and reinvigorate history. He champions Shakespeare, charms Robin Hood, and saves the Duke of Wellington.
They return home to ensure that the original timeline has been restored and to collect Blackadder's winnings from his guests. He tells them to go upstairs and watch the New Year's festivities on television, assuring them he will soon return. He informs Baldrick he has a "very, very... very cunning plan", and they set off again in the time machine. The guests watch the broadcast of the British royal family and the prime minister arriving at the Millennium Dome. Blackadder is shown to now be King Edmund III, who is married to Marian of Sherwood, and is joined by Prime Minister Baldrick.
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