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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
Robin Midgley, Peter Hall, John Barton, Michael Hayes
Written by
John Barton
Ian Holm
King Richard III
David Warner
King Henry VI
Roy Dotrice
King Edward IV
Charles Kay
The Dauphine
Peggy Ashcroft
Queen Margaret
Eric Porter
Henry VII
Janet Suzman
Joan la Pucelle
David Hargreaves
Duke of Norfolk
John Normington
Duke of Bedford
Donald Sinden
Duke of York
William Squire
Duke of Suffolk
Derek Waring
Earl of Rivers
Clive Morton
Lord Talbot
Donald Burton
Duke of Exeter
Colette O'Neil
Lady Bona
Jeffery Dench
Sir Humphrey Stafford
Paul Hardwick
Duke of Gloucester
Susan Engel
Queen Elizabeth
Nicholas Selby
Duke of Winchester
David Waller
Captain to Talbot
Brewster Mason
Duke of Warwick
Stephen Hancock
Bassett
Madoline Thomas
Margery Jourdain

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