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Season 2 opens with young Henry VI coming to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester, unaware that there are other claimants to the throne, Plantagent of York and Somerset of Lancaster, whose factions will ultimately cause the Wars of the Roses.
17 July 1981, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, France
13 July 1986, Paris, France
3 June 1977, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK
17 April 1942, York, Yorkshire, England, UK
4 June 1927, London, England, UK
3 June 1964, Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
22 August 1957, Ghana
18 January 1943, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK
9 March 1983, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
7 November 1950, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
20 October 1959, Dublin, Ireland
1966, Hertfordshire, England, UK
21 October 1976, Dublin, Ireland
3 August 1958, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
17 July 1946, Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK
19 March 1963
10 February 1945, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
1968, Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK
2 May 1946, Paddington, London, England, UK
December 12, 2016
It speaks to the impermanence of things, and of kings, which you may find a useful, even comforting, thought long about now.
January 04, 2017
It's the real-life version of Game of Thrones, and it's just as good, if not better.
December 09, 2016
The experience is not like watching a play on screen, as Dominic Cooke has directed each part with a clear vision of filmic aesthetics, and along with that, a ghastly amount of violence.
December 09, 2016
Rather than downplay his natural magnetism, Cumberbatch emphasizes it, charming the audience by talking directly to the camera, just like Kevin Spacey does in House of Cards.
December 08, 2016
The Hollow Crown doesn't just bring Shakespeare's words to life, it sets them on fire and lets them howl to the moon.
May 11, 2016
Chopped and changed, galloping, leaping... Perhaps chopped isn't the right word, though. It suggests crudity, and this is top-notch swordsmanship, cut with great thought and precision to leave no scar.
December 09, 2016
It's absolutely ideal as an alternative for the time of the year.
May 11, 2016
What Cooke captures is the scope, the daring and the savage headlong rush of the poet's imagination, and that's not to be scoffed at.
December 22, 2016
Henry VI, Part 2, part of PBS's Great Performances series, features some very potent performances, notably from Sophie Okonedo as Queen Margaret.
