The First Part of Henry the Sixth

The BBC Television Shakespeare Season 1 Episode 24

Overview:
Following the death of his father, Henry V, the young Henry VI is proclaimed king under the protectorship of his uncles, the Dukes of Gloucester and Exeter. There is conflict between Gloucester and his long-term rival, the Bishop of Winchester. Richard Plantagenet, having established a claim to the throne through the Mortimer line of his family, declares his animosity towards the Duke of Somerset. Charles the Dauphin, fortified by his alliance with Joan la Pucelle (Joan of Arc), dominates the battles in France. An uneasy peace is concluded between England and France, and Gloucester engineers a politically astute marriage between Henry and the Earl of Armagnac's daughter. Meanwhile, in France, Suffolk woos Margaret, daughter of the Duke of Anjou, to be Henry's queen and in order to gain her father's consent cedes the newly conquered French territories of Anjou and Maine. Suffolk persuades Henry, against opposition from the court, to marry Margaret and make her Queen of England.

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Actors : -

Release Date : 1983-01-02

Duration : 188 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

Romeo & Juliet
1. Romeo & Juliet
King Richard the Second
2. King Richard the Second
As You Like It
3. As You Like It
Julius Caesar
4. Julius Caesar
Measure for Measure
5. Measure for Measure
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
6. The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur
7. The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur
The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift
8. The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift
The Life of Henry the Fifth
9. The Life of Henry the Fifth
Twelfth Night
10. Twelfth Night
The Tempest
11. The Tempest
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
12. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
The Taming of the Shrew
13. The Taming of the Shrew
The Merchant of Venice
14. The Merchant of Venice
All's Well That Ends Well
15. All's Well That Ends Well
The Winter's Tale
16. The Winter's Tale
Timon of Athens
17. Timon of Athens
Antony and Cleopatra
18. Antony and Cleopatra
Othello
19. Othello
Troilus and Cressida
20. Troilus and Cressida
A Midsummer Night's Dream
21. A Midsummer Night's Dream
King Lear
22. King Lear
The Merry Wives of Windsor
23. The Merry Wives of Windsor
The First Part of Henry the Sixth
24. The First Part of Henry the Sixth
The Second Part of Henry the Sixth
25. The Second Part of Henry the Sixth
The Third Part of Henry the Sixth
26. The Third Part of Henry the Sixth
The Tragedy of Richard III
27. The Tragedy of Richard III
Cymbeline
28. Cymbeline
Macbeth
29. Macbeth
The Comedy of Errors
30. The Comedy of Errors
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
31. The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
32. The Tragedy of Coriolanus
The Life & Death of King John
33. The Life & Death of King John
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
34. Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Much Ado About Nothing
35. Much Ado About Nothing
Love's Labour's Lost
36. Love's Labour's Lost
Titus Andronicus
37. Titus Andronicus

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