| Record Number |
675503 |
| Collective Uniform Title |
The war of the roses. |
| Title |
King Richard II: [videorecording]. The war of the roses. |
| Publisher/Date |
[Australia] : Direct Holdings/Time Life : Distributed by Shock Entertainment, c2011. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The Shakespeare collection |
| Contents note |
Originally screened in 1989 as the first episode of "The Wars of the Roses", a television series of the entire cycle of Shakespeare's history plays filmed in a contemporary setting. |
| The "Wars of the Roses" cycle :The War(s) of the Roses" is a phrase used to describe the civil wars in England between the Lancastrian and Yorkist dynasties. Some of the events of these wars were dramatised by Shakespeare in the history plays Richard II; Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; Henry V; Henry VI, Part 1; Henry VI, Part 2; Henry VI, Part 3; and Richard III. |
| Creation Note |
Directed by Micahel Bogdanov. |
| Performer note |
Michael Pennington, Michael Cronin, Colin Farrell, Roger Booth, The English Shakespeare Company. |
| Summary Note |
A vibrant and internationally acclaimed production of King Richard II. The start of the Wars of The Roses. On the death of Edward III, England's legitimate heir was Richard II, the only surviving child of Edward's eldest son, the late Black Prince. As Richard was only 10 years old, his uncle John of Gaunt was regent; but Richard earned the antagonism of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, which led to his being deposed and eventually brutally murdered. |
| Target audience note |
Exempt from classification. |
| Language note |
In English. |
| Subject - Name |
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Film and video adaptations |
| Richard -- II -- King of England,1367-1400 -- Drama |
| Subject |
Historical films |
| -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485 -- Drama |
| Added Author |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 King Richard II. |
| Bogdanov, Michael |
| Cronin, Michael |
| Farrell, Colin, 1938- |
| Booth, Roger |
| Pennington, Michael, 1943- |
| Corporate Author |
English Shakespeare Company |
| Added title |
Wars of the Roses (Television program) |
| Shelf Location |
DVD 822.33 RICH |
