

A series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
7.6
Avg Rating
7
Rated Episodes
8.2
Best: S1E4
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Starting in the year 1399, this continuous story of monarchy follows events during sixteen years of dynastic and political power play. Kings, with their families and followers, are threatened by rebellion and conflict.
King Richard is called upon to settle a dispute between his cousin Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray. Richard calls for a duel but then halts it just before swords clash. Both men are banished from…
The heir to the throne, Prince Hal, defies his father, King Henry, by spending his time at Mistress Quickly's tavern in the company of the dissolute Falstaff and his companions. The King is threatened…
In the aftermath of the Battle of Shrewsbury, Northumberland learns of the death of his son. The Lord Chief Justice attempts on behalf of the increasingly frail King to separate Falstaff from Prince H…
Henry V has settled onto the throne and has the makings of a fine king when the French ambassador brings a challenge from the Dauphin. Inspired by his courtiers Exeter and York, Henry swears that he w…
Against the backdrop of wars in France, the English nobility quarrel.
Plantagenet and the Yorkists ride to London to claim the throne.
Evil Richard plots his path to rule and layers that path with bodies of friend and foe alike.
7.1
Worst: S2E1
Henry V
S1 E4
Henry IV (2)
S1 E3
Richard III
S2 E3
Henry VI (1)
S2 E1
Henry VI (2)
S2 E2
Richard II
S1 E1