The Wars of the Roses
Overview
A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), which deals with the conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York over the throne of England, a conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. It was based on the 1963 theatre adaptation by John Barton, and directed by Peter Hall for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Top Cast
David Warner
King Henry VI
Janet Suzman
Joan la Pucelle
Peggy Ashcroft
Queen Margaret
Donald Sinden
Duke of York
Paul Hardwick
Duke of Gloucester
Roy Dotrice
King Edward IV
Ian Holm
King Richard III
Susan Engel
Queen Elizabeth
John Normington
Duke of Bedford
Donald Burton
Duke of Exeter
Nicholas Selby
Duke of Winchester
David Waller
Captain to Talbot
William Squire
Duke of Suffolk
Brewster Mason
Duke of Warwick
Stephen Hancock
Bassett
Clive Morton
Lord Talbot
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