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The Second Part of Henry the Sixt

Dissension is rife in the English court. Suffolk's influence intensifies. The fractious English nobles unite in their common aim to get rid of the Duke of Gloucester. His wife Eleanor, the Duchess of Gloucester, aspires to the crown and is lured by a priest, John Hume, who is in the pay of Suffolk, to consult a witch about her ambitions. Somerset returns from France with the news of the loss of all English territories. York and others seize this opportunity to implicate Gloucester in the loss of France and to accuse him of treason.

English
  • Originally Aired January 9, 1983
  • Runtime 213 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
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Name Type Role
William Shakespeare Writer
Jane Howell Director