The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses

1965 · 1 season · ★ 9.0 · Drama, War & Politics

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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.

Created by John Barton

Network: BBC One

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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
Hugh Sullivan Burgundy
Ian Holm Richard III
Colette O'Neil Eleanor
Roy Dotrice Jack Cade / Edward IV
Fergus McClelland Rutland

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