The Wars of the Roses

Overview

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.

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Top cast

David Warner

Henry VI

Peggy Ashcroft

Margaret of Anjou

Donald Burton

Exeter / First Murderer

Alan Tucker

Prince Edward

Charles Kay

Sir John Hume / Clarence

David Hargreaves

Third Citizen / Norfolk

William Squire

Suffolk / Buckingham