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.

CAST

David WarnerKing Henry VI

Janet SuzmanJoan la Pucelle

Peggy AshcroftQueen Margaret

Donald SindenDuke of York

Paul HardwickDuke of Gloucester

Roy DotriceKing Edward IV

Ian HolmKing Richard III

Susan EngelQueen Elizabeth

John NormingtonDuke of Bedford

Donald BurtonDuke of Exeter

Nicholas SelbyDuke of Winchester

David WallerCaptain to Talbot

William SquireDuke of Suffolk

Brewster MasonDuke of Warwick

Stephen HancockBassett