The Wars of the Roses

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.

Directed by Peter Hall, John Barton, Robin Midgley

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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

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