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The Wars of the Roses

85% | Apr 08, 1965 | Drama, History

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.

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Peter Hall
Director
John Barton
Director

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David Warner
King Henry VI
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Janet Suzman
Joan la Pucelle
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Peggy Ashcroft
Queen Margaret
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Donald Sinden
Duke of York
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Paul Hardwick
Duke of Gloucester

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