About 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.
Full Cast of The Wars of the Roses
David Warner
plays King Henry VI
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plays Joan la Pucelle
Peggy Ashcroft
plays Queen Margaret
Donald Sinden
plays Duke of York
Paul Hardwick
plays Duke of Gloucester
Roy Dotrice
plays King Edward IV
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plays King Richard III
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plays Queen Elizabeth
John Normington
plays Duke of Bedford
Donald Burton
plays Duke of Exeter
Nicholas Selby
plays Duke of Winchester
David Waller
plays Captain to Talbot
William Squire
plays Duke of Suffolk
Brewster Mason
plays Duke of Warwick
Stephen Hancock
plays Bassett
Clive Morton
plays Lord Talbot
Madoline Thomas
plays Margery Jourdain
Charles Kay
plays The Dauphine
Jeffery Dench
plays Sir Humphrey Stafford
David Hargreaves
plays Duke of Norfolk
Derek Waring
plays Earl of Rivers
Colette O'Neil
plays Lady Bona
Eric Porter
plays Henry VII
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