An Age of Kings(1960)
DramaWar & Politics
First Air Date: 1960-04-28
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 5.3
Votes: 4
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 15
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.
Keywords
monarchybased on play or musicaltragedyminiserieslive performanceking of englandhistorical dramabritish monarchyserial
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 15E01
Richard II, Part 1: The Hollow Crown
Air Date: 1960-04-28
The Duke of Gloucester, the King's uncle and arch-enemy, has been murdered. Most people suspect Thomas Mowbray did it...
E02
Richard II, Part 2: The Desposing of a King
Air Date: 1960-05-12
The downfall and deposition of King Richard II as he fights with Bolingbroke for the crown — and awaits his fate. (Co...
E03
Henry IV, Part 1: Rebellion from the North
Air Date: 1960-05-26
Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, aided by the Earl of Northumberland and his son Harry Percy deposed the rightfu...
E04
Henry IV, Part 2: The Road to Shrewsbury
Air Date: 1960-06-09
The Percy family, Henry Bolingbroke's chief allies in deposing and murdering Richard II, have been cheated of their j...
E05
Henry IV, Part 3: The New Conspiracy
Air Date: 1960-06-23
The rebellion promoted by the Percy family against their former ally King Henry IV has been heavily crushed at Shrews...
E06
Henry IV, Part 4: Uneasy Lies the Head
Air Date: 1960-07-07
The burdens of kingship and of failing health weigh heavily upon Henry IV. After his victory at Shrewsbury, he has to...
E07
Henry V, Part 1: Signs of War
Air Date: 1960-07-21
The final defeat of the northern rebels marked the conclusion of the eight troubled years of Henry IV's reign. With t...
E08
Henry V, Part 2: The Band of Brothers
Air Date: 1960-08-04
Henry V's first public act after his accession was to lay claim to the French throne and to the hand of the French pr...
E09
Henry VI, Part 1: The Red Rose and the White
Air Date: 1960-08-25
The English victory at Agincourt confirmed Henry V as an outstanding military leader and a greatly loved King. The en...
E10
Henry VI, Part 2: The Fall of a Protector
Air Date: 1960-09-08
After Henry V's death his French conquests were soon lost. His brothers, Bedford and Gloucester, were appointed Prote...
E11
Henry VI, Part 3: The Rabble from Kent
Air Date: 1960-09-22
(Covers 2 Henry VI Act 3 S2—conclusion)
E12
Henry VI, Part 4: The Morning's War
Air Date: 1960-10-06
After the murder of Humphrey of Gloucester, the Duke of Suffolk, banished for his part in the crime, was executed by ...
E13
Henry VI, Part 5: The Sun in Splendour
Air Date: 1960-10-20
The Duke of York was killed by Queen Margaret at Wakefield, but the Yorkists, under their dead leader's son Edward, s...
E14
Richard III, Part 1: The Dangerous Brother
Air Date: 1960-11-03
The fortunes of the House of Lancaster have now reached their lowest point. The young Prince of Wales, heir to Henry ...
E15
Richard III, Part 2: The Boar Hunt
Air Date: 1960-11-17
Nothing now can check Gloucester's devious and ruthless struggle to possess himself of the Crown. His brothers are de...
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