Meet The Blackadder

Remembrance day, while it is serious, made me think of another story out of history, the story of the Blackadder family.

There are four separate series that follow the descendents of the Blackadder clan. Each descendent is named Edmund Blackadder.

"Each series was set in a different period of English history, beginning in 1485 and ending in 1917 (with one special set on New Year's Eve 1999) comprising six half-hour episodes. The first series, made in 1983, was called The Black Adder. This was followed by Blackadder II in 1986, Blackadder the Third in 1987, and finally Blackadder Goes Forth in 1989.
The character does evolve through the series, however, and he begins showing signs of what his descendants will be like by the final episode, where he begins insulting everyone around him and making his own plans. This evolution follows naturally from the character's situation. "The Black Adder" is the title that Edmund adopts during the first episode (after first considering "The Black Vegetable"). "

They are definitely worth your time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadder