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Britain's Bloody Crown

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Historian Dan Jones tells the story of the War of the Roses.

Jan 7, 20161 seasons4 episodesEndedEN

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Tom Durant-Pritchard

Edward IV

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Darren Bransford

Richard III

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Steffan Boje

Richard, Duke Of York

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Adina Galupa

Elizabeth Woodville

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James Oliver Wheatley

Earl Of Warwick

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Seasons

Season 1

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 7, 2016

Episodes

1–4 of 4

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Ep 1

The Mad King

Jan 7, 2016

45m

The truth behind what really started the War of the Roses is told and surprisingly it has nothing to do with a crown.

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Ep 2

The Kingmaker Must Die

Jan 14, 2016

45m

Dan looks at how Henry VI was replaced on the throne by a younger Edward IV.

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Ep 3

The Princes Must Die

Jan 21, 2016

45m

Did Richard III really kill the 'Princes in the Tower'?

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Ep 4

A Mothers Love

Jan 28, 2016

45m

The Wars of the Roses ended in August 1485 when Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at the battle of Bosworth. However, Henry would never have become king and founded the Tudor dynasty without his mother, Margaret Beaufort. Historian Dan Jones concludes his history of the feud by revealing how the widow kept her only son safe as England descended into chaos and why she embarked upon a bold but risky plan to place him on the throne.