1965·8h 5m·Drama·History

The Wars of the Roses

8.7/ 10 · 3 votes

Directed by Robin Midgley

Rating

8.7

3 votes

Overview

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.