Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Jones has also made a four-part documentary series entitled Britain's Bloody Crown about the Wars of the Roses. Over four weeks in March 2019, Jones presented London: 2,000 Years of History alongside Lipscomb and Bell.
The War of the Roses is a 1989 American satirical black comedy film based upon the 1981 novel by Warren Adler. The film follows a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle.
The Wars of the Roses, known at the time and in following centuries as the Civil Wars, were a series of civil wars fought over control of the English throne from 1455 to 1487. The wars were fought between supporters of the House of Lancaster and House of York , two rival cadet branches of the royal House of Plantagenet .
The Wars of the Roses was a 1963 theatrical adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), which deals with the conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York over the throne of England, a conflict known as the Wars of the Roses.
A 2-disc DVD set of The Wars of the Roses was released on 20 June 2016. The original music soundtrack from The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses composed by Dan Jones was released on the Wave Theory Records label in June 2016 and performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. [21] [22]
The Roses is an upcoming satirical black comedy drama film directed by Jay Roach. It serves as a reimagining of the 1989 film The War of the Roses directed by Danny DeVito, which was itself an adaptation of the Warren Adler novel of the same name. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Kate McKinnon, and Andy Samberg.
Battle of Barnet; Part of the Wars of the Roses: Late 15th-century artistic portrayal of the battle: Edward IV (left), wearing a circlet and mounted on a horse, leads the Yorkist charge and pierces the Earl of Warwick (right) with his lance; in reality, Warwick was not killed by Edward.
The Battle of Piltown took place near Piltown, County Kilkenny in 1462 as part of the Wars of the Roses.It was fought between the supporters of the two leading Irish magnates Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond, head of the government in Dublin and a committed Yorkist, and John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond who backed the Lancastrian cause.