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The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
Drama, History 04/08/1965

The Wars of the Roses (1965)

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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.

Robin Midgley

Director

Peter Hall

Director

John Barton

Writer