Synopsis
Part Three of a fifteen-part BBC series comprising Shakespeare’s history plays from Richard II to Richard III (the two tetralogies). This is the first part of Henry IV. Henry Bolingbroke, deposed the rightful King Richard II, and ascended the throne as Henry IV. Richard was later murdered. Henry in remorse, vows a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
An Age of Kings | 04: Henry IV: The Road to Shrewsbury
Part Four 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 IV. The Percy family, Henry IV's chief allies in deposing and murdering Richard II, now plot to overthrow the King. The King's army, marches westward to encounter the rebels.
RSC's Henry IV, Part I
Antony Sher stars as Falstaff in the RSC's 2014 production of Shakespeare's history play, directed by the company's artistic director, Gregory Doran.