Part-one of Shakespeare’s Henry VI trilogy. Set within the royal court of Henry VI when England and France were at the height of their territorial feuding.
The play opens with the funeral of Henry V and Henry VI has become the new King of England. There is still discord between England and France, with Joan of Arc making her appearance to the Dauphin ...
Queen Margaret expesses her anger at Henry VI for making a deal with York and disinheriting their son - he is now a trapped lamb in the middle of a pack of wolves. She tells him she will now ...
fractious reign Shakespeare devoted a trilogy of plays. In an ironic twist, like Richard II before him, Henry VI was unsuited to the challenges of kingship. Before he, too, was deposed and likely ...
Benson portrayed the title role in Shakespeare's Henry VI for a BBC TV adaptation Heartbeat actor Peter Benson, who played Bernie Scripps in the popular ITV series for 18 years, has died ...