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An Age of Kings is a fifteen-part serial adaptation of the eight sequential history plays of William Shakespeare (Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), produced and broadcast in Britain by the BBC in 1960.
- Drama , Tragedy , History
An Age of Kings: With John Murray Scott, Frank Windsor, David Andrews, John Ringham. A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the eighty-six years between Richard II and Richard III.
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- 1961-10-20
- Drama, History
- 60
The series was the most ambitious Shakespeare cycle yet attempted on stage or screen, presenting eight of the playwright’s history plays in fifteen parts, covering the period 1377 to 1485.
Wed, May 25, 1960. Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur').
11/15 Civil unrest and rebellion at home and setbacks abroad lead to turmoil in the kingdom of Henry VI.
Sep 17, 2020 · An Age of Kings was the ambitious dramatisation of five Shakespearean plays as a historical project. In An Age of Kings, the kings in question were Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI and Richard III, as portrayed by William Shakespeare in his plays of the same titles.
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An adaptation of fifteen classic Shakespearean history plays, presenting a chronological history of British royalty from 1377 to 1485.
