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

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