"Born to Be King" is the second episode of The Black Adder, the first series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder. Set in late 15th-century England, the episode takes a humorous look at rivalries with the Kingdom of Scotland and centres the dramatic tension on the doubts cast over parentage of the lead character, Prince Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh. Although Born to Be King was originally broadcast as episode 2 of the series, on later broadcasts and DVD releases it has been switched with episode 4, The Queen of Spain's Beard.