The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses is a 1965 United Kingdom Drama, History It stars David Warner, Janet Suzman, Peggy Ashcroft, Donald Sinden. 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.
- Genre: Drama, History
- Country: United Kingdom
- Cast: David Warner, Janet Suzman, Peggy Ashcroft, Donald Sinden, Paul Hardwick, Roy Dotrice, Ian Holm, Susan Engel, John Normington, Donald Burton, Nicholas Selby, David Waller, William Squire, Brewster Mason, Stephen Hancock
