Requiem of the Rose King — Season 1, Episode 2: Father Is My Light

Episode synopsis

Richard desires to stand on the battlefield with his father, the Duke of York, but his mother Cecily denies him this wish. "Your words will become a curse, one that spells doom for others." Locked in a tower, Richard discovers that King Henry VI of the House of Lancaster is also housed inside. He fervently hopes to kill him and offer his crown to his father...but meanwhile, the Duke of York is taken captive after a fierce battle against Queen Margaret and her Lancaster forces.

About Requiem of the Rose King

The crown of England has been hotly contested throughout history, and in the Middle Ages, a series of great civil wars became known as the War of the Roses. Claiming a right to the throne, the Duke of York seeks to unseat King Henry VI and his heir in order to become king himself.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Wars of the Roses
• E3I Am the Shadow, the Darkness Behind the Light
• E4I’m Afraid I’m Going to Lose the Answers I’ve Gotten and...Everything Else
• E5If I Don’t Grab Your Hand, I Won’t Have to Let Go
• E6A man who has no awareness as king... A man who is not qualified to be king... Neither of them is fit for the throne.
• E7Even if I sin...
• E8Even alone, it wasn’t frightening. Rather... the loneliness has been kind ever since losing Father.
• E9I remember when Christmas was approaching. The time when I lost Father.
• E10My name is Richard Plantagenet.
• E11That is my… my punishment…
• E12Richard is dead, died alone in the woods that day.
• E13After all, this body is just a prison of the soul...