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Seasons: 2 1 Years: 2016 2012

A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V.

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  Exeter (4 episodes, 2012-2016)
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  Falstaff (3 episodes, 2012)
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  Bardolph (3 episodes, 2012)
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  Brakenbury (3 episodes, 2016)
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  Prince Hal / ... (3 episodes, 2012)
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  Margaret (3 episodes, 2016)
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  Westmoreland (3 episodes, 2012)
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  Henry VI (3 episodes, 2016)
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  Mistress Quickly (3 episodes, 2012)
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  Northumberland (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Gloucester (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Bracy (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Richard / ... (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Buckingham (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Plantagenet (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Bishop of Ely (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Peto (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Hastings (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Anne (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Poins (2 episodes, 2012)
Drew Dillon ...
  Drawer (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Kate Percy (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Ned (2 episodes, 2016)
Henry Faber ...
  Lancaster (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Queen Elizabeth (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Vernon (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Francis (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Somerset (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Basset (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Henry IV (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Young Cecily (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Pistol (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Warwick (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Doll Tearsheet (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Stanley (2 episodes, 2016)
Geoffrey Streatfeild ...
  Edward IV (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Coleville (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Suffolk (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Clarence (2 episodes, 2012)
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  George (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Grey (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Rivers (2 episodes, 2016)
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  Grieving Son / ... (2 episodes, 2016)
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  John of Gaunt (2 episodes, 2012)
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  Gardener (1 episode, 2012)
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  Louis, the Dauphin (1 episode, 2012)
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  Murderer II (1 episode, 2016)
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  Sir William Lucy (1 episode, 2016)
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  Grieving Father (1 episode, 2016)
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  Corporal Nym (1 episode, 2012)

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New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the "Henriad" for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard II; King Henry IV: Part 1; King Henry IV: Part 2; King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the fourteenth century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a story with recurring themes of power struggles, redemption, family conflict, and betrayal. Written by PKemp

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Also Known As
  • The Hollow Crown: The Wars Of The Roses (United Kingdom)
  • La corona vacía: Las guerras de las Dos Rosas (Spain)
  • La corona vacía (Spain)
  • Henrijada (Serbia)
  • La corona vacía (Mexico)
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  • 150 min
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Trivia The second season depicts the marriage of Margaret of Anjou to Henry VI. The historical Margaret was 15 years old at the time. Sophie Okonedo was 46 when she played the role. See more »
Goofs Exeter is played by the same actor through the series, but the Exeter in Henry V died more than 20 years before the Wars of the Roses. The Exeter during the Wars of the Roses was a different man entirely. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2014). See more »

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