This was followed by a second series, Blackadder II ( 1986 ) set during the reign of Elizabeth I, a third series Blackadder the Third ( 1987 ) set during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the reign of George III, and finally Blackadder Goes Forth ( 1989 ) in 1917, set in the trenches of the Great War.

Blackadder II is set in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I ( 1558 – 1603 ), played by Miranda Richardson.

Richardson is known for her role as a comedic Queen Elizabeth I, aka Queenie, in the British television comedy Blackadder II.

Later series ( Blackadder II, Blackadder the Third, Blackadder Goes Forth ) moved the duo through history and switched the relationship: the Edmund Blackadder of Blackadder II was a brilliant schemer, whereas Baldrick had devolved into a buffoon whose catchphrase was " I have a cunning plan " ( which he rarely had ).

* The plot of the second episode of Blackadder II, " Head ", echoes plot elements of the play, with the titular character, as Executioner, swapping around heads in order to pretend that a criminal is alive rather than dead.

* Bernard, a character from Blackadder II, who is usually only called by her title: Nursie

After the death of Richard IV and Edmund's older brother, he is briefly King of England ; a lyric one of the closing credits for Blackadder II describes him as " a king / Although for only thirty seconds ".

He is the central character of Blackadder II, and is a nobleman in the court of Elizabeth I of England.

This Blackadder also appeared in an introductory sequence for Charles, Prince of Wales ' fiftieth birthday Gala Performance, in which he was supposedly organising a birthday show for Charles II ( also Fry ).

* Lord Edmund Blackadder-Elizabethan ( Blackadder II )

*" Chains " ( Blackadder ), an episode of the British sitcom Blackadder II

* In Blackadder II, Nursie, the Queen's childhood nurse, is commonly perceived as being a perpetual wet nurse: “ In the old days, it was all difficult choices.

* The palladian bridge and gardens were featured in the Blackadder II episode " Bells " and the end titles of all episodes.

Laurie appeared in the music videos for the 1986 single " Experiment IV " by Kate Bush, and the 1992 single " Walking on Broken Glass " by Annie Lennox, in full Georgian-period costume, a toned-down version of his Prince George character from Blackadder the Third, opposite John Malkovich, similarly reprising his role of the Vicomte Valmont from Dangerous Liaisons.

* Blackadder: " The Black Seal " ( 1983 ), " Chains " ( 1986 ), " Duel and Duality " ( 1987 ) — Along with " Goodbyeee " ( 1989 ), the final episodes of the Blackadder series took a liberty that many series would be unable to take, by killing off the major characters ( apart from in Blackadder the Third when only Prince George died ).

Blessed jokes he almost starred in Blackadder II ( 1986 ) as Queen Elizabeth but he wasn't available at the time of filming.

* Blackadder II – Lady Whiteadder ( 1 episode, 1986 )

* Blackadder II ( 1986 ) ( BBC1 ) ( two episodes together )

* Blackadder II ( 1986 ) " Bells "

* 1986 – Mswati III is crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II.

( 1986 ) Empress Taytu and Menelik II: Ethiopia 1883-1910, London: Ravens Educational & Development Services, ISBN 0-947895-01-9

** Gauntlet II, a 1986 arcade sequel.

Widespread discontent in Haiti began in 1983, when Pope John Paul II condemned the regime during a visit, finally provoking a rebellion, and in February 1986, after months of disorder, the army forced Duvalier to resign and go into exile.

* The Zork Trilogy ( 1986 ; contained Zork I, Zork II & Zork III )

SALT II was never ratified by the United States Senate, but its terms were nevertheless honored by both sides until 1986, when the Reagan administration " withdrew " after accusing the USSR of violating the pact.

On 8 June 1979 Pope John Paul II prayed at her sarcophagus ; and the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments officially affirmed her beatification on 8 August 1986.

* Might and Magic: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum ( 1986 ; Apple II, Mac, DOS, Commodore 64, NES, MSX, PC-Engine CD-ROM )

* 1986 – Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit the People's Republic of China

By 1986, for the first time since World War II, women students outnumbered men.

He played the part of mad bomber Joe Selucci in Airplane II: The Sequel ( 1982 ) and in the 1986 horror movie Troll.

* Empyrion II: The Siege of Dome ( 1986 )

* Knaack, Marcelle Size, Post-World War II Fighters 1945 – 1973, Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, Washington DC 1986.

In 1986, UC Berkeley initiated their second SETI effort, SERENDIP II, and has continued with four more SERENDIP efforts to the present day.

By 1986 only 2, 157 remained in custody and only 39 were still being held in 1989 when they were released under the Esquipulas II agreement.

Taiwan has used Wade – Giles for decades as the de facto standard, co-existing with several official but obscure romanizations in succession, namely, Gwoyeu Romatzyh ( 1928 ), MPS II ( 1986 ), and Tongyong pinyin ( 2000 ).

In Spring 1986, Kurt Waldheim was elected president amid considerable national and international protest because of his possible involvement with the Nazis and war crimes during World War II.

The Organiser I ( launched in 1984 ) and Organiser II ( launched in 1986 ) had a characteristic hard plastic sliding cover protecting a 6x6 keyboard with letters arranged alphabetically.

In 1986, the successful Organiser II introduced a number of hardware improvements, a better keyboard and display, a much larger ROM and either 8K or 16K of battery-backed RAM, and featured a capable newly-designed single-tasking operating system.

In 1986, the vastly improved Psion Organiser II was released.

* This song is featured in the 1986 film The Karate Kid Part II when Daniel Larusso ( Ralph Macchio ) and his girlfriend Kumiko ( Tamlyn Tomita ) burn the house down to this in a 50s cafe.

* MacDonald, William L., The Architecture of the Roman Empire II: An Urban Appraisal, Yale University Press, 1986

Inside the Mausoleum itself are the remains of the last four sultans, Haji Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddin ( 1950 – 1967 ), who died in 1986, Ahmad Tajuddin Ibnu Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam ( 1924 – 1950 ), Muhammad Jamalul Alam Ibnu Sultan Hashim ( 1906 – 1924 ), and Hashim Jalilul Alam Putera Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II ( 1885 – 1906 ).

* Selected Poems II: 1976 – 1986 ( US )