The Wars of the Roses

Plot Summary

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