An Age of Kings — Season 1, Episode 14: Richard III, Part 1: The Dangerous Brother

Episode synopsis

The fortunes of the House of Lancaster have now reached their lowest point. The young Prince of Wales, heir to Henry VI, has been brutally murdered before his mother's eyes at Tewkesbury, and in the Tower of London, the pathetic Henry VI himself has been killed by Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Edward IV, recently crowned in London, foresees a period of general peace and prosperity for the country under Yorkist rule – but his own security is already threatened by Gloucester's implacable determination to win the crown. (Covers Richard III Acts 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
• E10Henry VI, Part 2: The Fall of a Protector
• E11Henry VI, Part 3: The Rabble from Kent
• E12Henry VI, Part 4: The Morning's War