All for Nothing: The final fate of Richard III is a harsh Downer Ending to the once good-intentioned ideals of the Yorkist regal claim-all facilitated by Richard's cunning and murders (and also likely products of his damaged and conniving psyche).This is also one of the few significant productions where the Earl of Richmond/the future Henry VII goes one-on-one with Richard III and overpowers him, instead of Richard being Zerg Rush-ed by his opponents to death (which is more in line with reality, where Henry was believed to have hung around at the back).Adaptational Badass: This is perhaps the first time that Margaret of Anjou is portrayed as the one leading her husband's armies and fighting hand-to-hand (in armor, even!).PBS aired the 2012 series in the United States in September 2013 as part of their Great Performances series. The episodes were primarily headlined by Hugh Bonneville (Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester), Sophie Okonedo (Margaret of Anjou), Tom Sturridge (King Henry VI), Keeley Hawes (Queen Elizabeth Woodville), Benedict Cumberbatch (Richard of Gloucester/Richard III) and Judi Dench (Cecily Neville, Duchess of York). It features relatively lavish production values, and an all-star cast, headlined by Ben Whishaw (Richard II), Rory Kinnear (Henry Bolingbroke/Young Henry IV), Patrick Stewart (John of Gaunt), David Suchet (Edmund, Duke of York), Jeremy Irons (Henry IV), Tom Hiddleston (Henry V), Simon Russell Beale (Falstaff), and John Hurt (Chorus in Henry V).Ī second season, covering the Minor Tetralogy (the Henry VI plays and Richard III) subtitled The Wars of the Roses aired in 2016-coinciding with the nationwide commemoration of Shakespeare's 400th death anniversary, as well as being just a year after the reburial of Richard III. The Hollow Crown, created by The BBC as a part of the "Cultural Olympics" in 2012, is a mini-series based on the Henriad or Major Tetralogy, the quartet of Shakespeare's plays Richard II, Henry IV Part 1 and Part 2, and Henry V. Richard II III.2.150-152, 160-165 (the Opening Narration of the 2012 series by Ben Whishaw)
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