 In the Netherlands, 32 of the 52 episodes were shown in 1967 as "Thierry de Slingeraar" (Thierry the Sling), as a Netherlands Television Service programme.In 1356, during the Hundred Years' War, France is occupied by the English, and the Black Prince rules France with an iron fist.In Sologne in the heart of France, Thierry of Janville, a young lord, fights gallantly against the English occupation but is betrayed by his steward, Florent, and loses his title and his lands.