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The Wars of the Roses

DramaWar & Politics

An epic chronicle of the dysfunctional Plantagenet family from the accession of the young Henry to the death of Richard, last of the Plantagenets. The vacillations of the priestly Henry lead to ungentlemanly behaviour, civil war, treason, murder, regicide, fratricide, and the relentless pursuit of power so characteristic of the Renaissance.

Apr 8, 19651 seasons0 episodesEndedEN

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David Warner

Henry VI

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Peggy Ashcroft

Margaret of Anjou

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Donald Burton

Exeter / First Murderer

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Alan Tucker

Prince Edward

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Charles Kay

Sir John Hume / Clarence

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David Hargreaves

Third Citizen / Norfolk

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William Squire

Suffolk / Buckingham

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Seasons

Miniseries

3 episodes

Premiered Apr 8, 1965

Episodes

1–3 of 3

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Ep 1

Henry VI

Apr 8, 1965

163m

Abridged versions of 1 Henry VI and 2 Henry VI up to Act 3, Scene 2 (Winchester's death).

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Ep 2

Edward IV

Apr 15, 1965

175m

A newly written scene followed by 2 Henry VI from Act 4, Scene 1 (the introduction of Jack Cade) onwards, and an abridged version of 3 Henry VI.

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Ep 3

Richard III

Apr 22, 1965

147m

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.