Requiem of the Rose King — Season 1, Episode 3: I Am the Shadow, the Darkness Behind the Light

Episode synopsis

The Duke of York is dead. The Earl of Warwick pushes the late duke's eldest son Edward as king, and Edward steps up to the responsibility. The decisive battle between the Houses of York and Lancaster takes place outside of London, and Richard is there, once again swinging his sword in search of blood. "In the darkness, all I see is the color of blood. That is why I must fill it all in..." As blood rains down like rose petals, the battle ends with the House of York victorious -- and the kingmaking Earl of Warwick is already planning Edward's marriage.

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
• E2Father Is My 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...