Name: Britain's Bloody Crown
Released: 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Dan Jones

TV Show · Documentary · History

Presented by acclaimed historian Dan Jones (Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty), this four-part documentary reveals the true history of the Wars of the Roses like never before. Scripted reenactments combine with Jones’s unique storytelling to bring to life a tale of human frailties, rivalries, and sheer luck that changed Britain forever.

2015 · 45m

Starring Dan Jones

Director Nick Green

EPISODE 1

The Mad King

The Wars of the Roses started with a bloodthirsty battle that broke out between two great Royal families. But when these events started, no one knew they were in for thirty years of civil war.

44m
EPISODE 2

The Kingmaker Must Die

Henry VI was replaced on the throne by the young Edward IV, but the real story is of the man who masterminded Edward's victory - England's most powerful Baron: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.

45m
EPISODE 3

The Princes Must Die

Dan Jones discovers that, at the time of Edward IV's death, his younger brother Richard was an English hero, a great military leader who had shown unswerving loyalty to the crown.

44m
EPISODE 4

A Mother's Love

The Wars of the Roses ended in August 1485 when Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at the battle of Bosworth, but Henry VII would never have become king and founded the Tudor dynasty without his mother, Margaret Beaufort.

44m

Dan Jones

Host
Nick Green

Director
Raul Cosma

Producer
Dan Gold

Producer

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