It also offers a long-overdue corrective to Tudor propaganda, dismantling their self-serving account of what they called the Wars of the Roses. Stars Anton Lesser Simon Russell Beale Tom Georgeson See production, box office & company info Watch on The Roku Channel S1 with subscription More watch options Add to Watchlist Added by 59. With vivid descriptions of the battles of Towton and Bosworth, where the last Plantagenet king was slain, this dramatic narrative history revels in bedlam and intrigue. Drama History War A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeares history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V. This film tells the whole fascinating story, with dramatic reconstructions. This was a period when headstrong queens and consorts seized power and bent men to their will. The Wars of the Roses: A Bloody Crown 6.6 2 h 16+ The true story - and inspiration behind the acclaimed historical drama, The White Queen - of the 15th-century power struggle between The House of Lancaster and The House of York. Some of the greatest heroes and villains of history were thrown together in these turbulent times, from Joan of Arc to Henry V, whose victory at Agincourt marked the high point of the medieval monarchy, and Richard III, who murdered his own nephews in a desperate bid to secure his stolen crown. In this riveting follow-up to The Plantagenets, celebrated historian Dan Jones describes how the longest-reigning British royal family tore itself apart until it was finally replaced by the Tudors. The crown of England changed hands five times over the course of the fifteenth century, as two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty fought to the death for the right to rule. The inspiration for the Channel 5 series Britain's Bloody Crown The author of the New York Times bestseller The Plantagenets and The Templars chronicles the next chapter in British history-the historical backdrop for Game of Thrones
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