Masterpiece Theatre In "By The Sword Divided" Series II, PBS turns this original 10-part BBC sequel into a 7-part drama that continues to relate the saga of the aristocratic Lacey family during England`s 17th Century Civil War, a conflict that divid... (more)ed a nation as well as family and friends. Episode 1 begins in 1649 with the end of the war fought by the Royalists (or Cavaliers) and Cromwell`s Puritans (or Roundheads), then moves on to the trial and beheading of Charles I.