Shakespeare's history cycle recounts the story of two great dynasties, the Red Rose of Lancaster and the White Rose of York, who contested their rights to the crown across nearly two centuries of murder, intrigue, rebellion, counter-rebellion, and bloody battle culminating at last in the Battle of Bosworth and the accession of Henry Tudor to the throne. The great battles of Agincourt, Tewkesbury, and Bosworth; the poetry of love, the treachery of power politics, and the unease of the crowned heads--in short, Shakespeare's history plays--are here presented by the English Theatre Company in performances hailed for bringing to life the history as well as the plays.
Starring:
Michael Pennington
Michael Cronin
Barry Stanton
Studio: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), English Shakespeare Company, Portman Productions
Filmed: 1989 - Released: 1989
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