Synopsis
Part Ten of a fifteen-part BBC series comprising Shakespeare’s history plays from Richard II to Richard III (the two tetralogies). This is the second part of Henry VI. After Henry V's death, his French conquests were soon lost. The nobles revived their quarrels, siding with Lancaster or York and choosing red or white roses as their emblems.
Further Information
Similar plays, poems and sonnets
Shakespeare In Perspective | Henry VI Part II
Michael Wood presents a personal view of Henry VI Part II. He questions the portrayal of Henry as 'a naive, weak but moral man crumbling under the force of history and the corruption of politics'.
The BBC Television Shakespeare | Henry VI Part II
A 1983 BBC television presentation of Shakespeare's Henry VI Part II. This was broadcast as part of the 37-play BBC Television Shakespeare project.