An Age of Kings
A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays — Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Richard III — chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.
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- Ep 1
1.Richard II, Part 1: The Hollow Crown
28-04-196060mThe Duke of Gloucester, the King's uncle and arch-enemy, has been murdered. Most people suspect Thomas Mowbray did it at the King's command. Henry Bolingbroke, the King's cousin, h...
- Ep 2
2.Richard II, Part 2: The Desposing of a King
12-05-196060mThe downfall and deposition of King Richard II as he fights with Bolingbroke for the crown — and awaits his fate. (Covers Act 3 S3—conclusion)
- Ep 3
3.Henry IV, Part 1: Rebellion from the North
26-05-196080mHenry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, aided by the Earl of Northumberland and his son Harry Percy deposed the rightful King, Richard II, and Bolingbroke ascend the throne as King H...
- Ep 4
4.Henry IV, Part 2: The Road to Shrewsbury
09-06-196070mThe Percy family, Henry Bolingbroke's chief allies in deposing and murdering Richard II, have been cheated of their just rewards and now plot to overthrow the King. Worcester, the...
- Ep 5
5.Henry IV, Part 3: The New Conspiracy
23-06-196060mThe rebellion promoted by the Percy family against their former ally King Henry IV has been heavily crushed at Shrewsbury. The rebels were weakened by the defection of the armies p...
- Ep 6
6.Henry IV, Part 4: Uneasy Lies the Head
07-07-196075mThe burdens of kingship and of failing health weigh heavily upon Henry IV. After his victory at Shrewsbury, he has to organise a new campaign against the northern rebels. Disappoin...
- Ep 7
7.Henry V, Part 1: Signs of War
21-07-196060mThe final defeat of the northern rebels marked the conclusion of the eight troubled years of Henry IV's reign. With the accession of Henry V, a new age has begun. Falstaff and his...
- Ep 8
8.Henry V, Part 2: The Band of Brothers
04-08-196060mHenry V's first public act after his accession was to lay claim to the French throne and to the hand of the French princess. When the Dauphin scornfully rejected these claims, the...
- Ep 9
9.Henry VI, Part 1: The Red Rose and the White
25-08-196060mThe English victory at Agincourt confirmed Henry V as an outstanding military leader and a greatly loved King. The ensuing treaty with France and Henry's marriage to Princess Kathe...
- Ep 10
10.Henry VI, Part 2: The Fall of a Protector
08-09-196060mAfter Henry V's death his French conquests were soon lost. His brothers, Bedford and Gloucester, were appointed Protectors of the baby Henry VI. The leaderless nobles revived their...
- Ep 11
11.Henry VI, Part 3: The Rabble from Kent
22-09-196060m(Covers 2 Henry VI Act 3 S2—conclusion)
- Ep 12
12.Henry VI, Part 4: The Morning's War
06-10-196060mAfter the murder of Humphrey of Gloucester, the Duke of Suffolk, banished for his part in the crime, was executed by pirates during his journey into exile. Soon afterwards a murder...
- Ep 13
13.Henry VI, Part 5: The Sun in Splendour
20-10-196060mThe Duke of York was killed by Queen Margaret at Wakefield, but the Yorkists, under their dead leader's son Edward, smashed the Lancastrians in the snow at Towton. Queen Margaret a...
- Ep 14
14.Richard III, Part 1: The Dangerous Brother
03-11-196060mThe fortunes of the House of Lancaster have now reached their lowest point. The young Prince of Wales, heir to Henry VI, has been brutally murdered before his mother's eyes at Tewk...
- Ep 15
15.Richard III, Part 2: The Boar Hunt
17-11-196075mNothing now can check Gloucester's devious and ruthless struggle to possess himself of the Crown. His brothers are dead, the Queen's party has been destroyed, and Richard, in his n...
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