The Shadow of the Tower (TV Series 1972) | Crown in Jeopardy (Episode 1)

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Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new roles). Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor dynasty.

Episode 1: Henry Tudor emerges victorious over Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field and seeks to form a coalition from which he hopes to establish a Tudor dynasty.

Cast & Characters:
James Maxwell - King Henry VII
Norma West - Elizabeth of York
Marigold Sharman - Margaret Beaufort
Derek Anders - James IV
Adrienne Byrne - Catherine of Aragon
Denis Carey - Cardinal Morton
John Franklyn-Robbins - Sir William Stanley
Gawn Grainger - Earl of Kildare
Colin Jeavons - Sir Robert Clifford
Michael Johnson - Lord Lovell
Jason Kemp (previously credited as) Anthony Kemp - Prince Arthur
Rachel Kempson - Margaret of York
James Laurenson - Earl of Lincoln
Hayward Morse - Thomas Atwood
Christopher Neame - Earl of Warwick (as adult)
Jake Robson - Earl of Warwick (as boy)
Maurice Roëves - Humphrey Stafford
John Hamill - Thomas Stafford
Nicholas Selby - Earl of Devon
Richard Warwick - Perkin Warbeck
Joanna Tope - Cicely
Gary Warren - Lambert Simnel
Brian Badcoe - Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke
John Bennett - De Puebla
Peter Hawkins, Kevin Moody, Denis Cleary - Voices

Click on CC for optional English subtitles.

Episode 2: https://rumble.com/v70gdls-the-shadow-of-the-tower-tv-series-1972-power-in-the-land-episode-2.html

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