An Age of Kings — Season 1, Episode 10: Henry VI, Part 2: The Fall of a Protector

Episode synopsis

After Henry V's death his French conquests were soon lost. His brothers, Bedford and Gloucester, were appointed Protectors of the baby Henry VI. The leaderless nobles revived their old quarrels, siding with Lancaster or York, and choosing red or white roses as their emblems. (Covers 2 Henry VI Act 1–3 S1)

About An Age of Kings

A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays — Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Richard III — chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Richard II, Part 1: The Hollow Crown
• E2Richard II, Part 2: The Desposing of a King
• E3Henry IV, Part 1: Rebellion from the North
• E4Henry IV, Part 2: The Road to Shrewsbury
• E5Henry IV, Part 3: The New Conspiracy
• E6Henry IV, Part 4: Uneasy Lies the Head
• E7Henry V, Part 1: Signs of War
• E8Henry V, Part 2: The Band of Brothers
• E9Henry VI, Part 1: The Red Rose and the White
• E11Henry VI, Part 3: The Rabble from Kent
• E12Henry VI, Part 4: The Morning's War
• E13Henry VI, Part 5: The Sun in Splendour