What’s happening in The Hollow Crown now? The first cycle followed the overthrow of Richard II (Ben Whishaw) by Henry IV (Jeremy Irons), both of whom were grandsons of Edward III, and followed through onto the succession of Henry V ( Tom Hiddleston) to his father’s throne, the turbulent events surrounding of The Battle of Agincourt, and Henry V’s sudden, unexpected death. The Hollow Crown is the BBC adaptation of Shakespeare’s history plays, which has split the series into two cycles. The ruling Henry VI (Lancaster) was deemed a weak king, and faced well-supported competition from the throne from Richard Duke of York, and his son Edward, who would overthrow Henry VI to become Edward IV.
The Wars of the Roses is the term given to the series of battles that were fought between the two rival factions of the House of Plantagenet, the House of York and the House of Lancaster, all members of which were descendants of Edward III who died way back in 1377. You think your domestics are bad? At least they probably don’t result in the bloody deaths of 105,000 people. The Wars of the Roses were basically a series of sibling squabbles Baffled by Bosworth? Mystified by Mortimor's Cross? GQ have what you need to know about what the hell happened in the Wars of the Roses. Under the spotlight this time are the reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III, as they battle their way though the Wars of the Roses - arguably one of the more confusing periods in English history. The BBC's series of adaptation's of Shakespeare's history plays, The Hollow Crown, is back, marking the 400th anniversary since the Bard's death.
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