The Wars of the Roses

A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeares first historical tetralogy 1 Henry VI 2 Henry VI 3 Henry VI and Richard III which deals with the conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York over the throne of England a conflict known as the Wars of the Roses It was based on the 1963 theatre adaptation by John Barton and directed by Peter Hall for the Royal Shakespeare Company