The First Part of Henry the Sixth
Episode 24 · 1983-01-02
- Drama
- Comedy
Episode overview
Following the death of his father, Henry V, the young Henry VI is proclaimed king under the protectorship of his uncles, the Dukes of Gloucester and Exeter. There is conflict between Gloucester and his long-term rival, the Bishop of Winchester. Richard Plantagenet, having established a claim to the throne through the Mortimer line of his family, declares his animosity towards the Duke of Somerset. Charles the Dauphin, fortified by his alliance with Joan la Pucelle (Joan of Arc), dominates the battles in France. An uneasy peace is concluded between England and France, and Gloucester engineers a politically astute marriage between Henry and the Earl of Armagnac's daughter. Meanwhile, in France, Suffolk woos Margaret, daughter of the Duke of Anjou, to be Henry's queen and in order to gain her father's consent cedes the newly conquered French territories of Anjou and Maine. Suffolk persuades Henry, against opposition from the court, to marry Margaret and make her Queen of England.
188 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Romeo & Juliet1978-12-03
2. King Richard the Second1978-12-10
3. As You Like It1978-12-17
4. Julius Caesar1979-02-11
5. Measure for Measure1979-02-18
6. The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight1979-02-25
7. The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur1979-12-09
8. The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift1979-12-16
9. The Life of Henry the Fifth1979-12-23
10. Twelfth Night1980-01-06
11. The Tempest1980-02-27
12. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark1980-05-25
13. The Taming of the Shrew1980-10-23
14. The Merchant of Venice1980-12-17
15. All's Well That Ends Well1981-01-04
16. The Winter's Tale1981-02-08
17. Timon of Athens1981-04-16
18. Antony and Cleopatra1981-05-08
19. Othello1981-10-04
20. Troilus and Cressida1981-11-07
21. A Midsummer Night's Dream1981-12-13
22. King Lear1982-09-19
23. The Merry Wives of Windsor1982-12-28
24. The First Part of Henry the Sixth1983-01-02
25. The Second Part of Henry the Sixth1983-01-09
26. The Third Part of Henry the Sixth1983-01-16
27. The Tragedy of Richard III1983-01-23
28. Cymbeline1983-07-10
29. Macbeth1983-11-05
30. The Comedy of Errors1983-12-24
31. The Two Gentlemen of Verona1983-12-27
32. The Tragedy of Coriolanus1984-04-21
33. The Life & Death of King John1984-11-24
34. Pericles, Prince of Tyre1984-12-08
35. Much Ado About Nothing1984-12-22
36. Love's Labour's Lost1985-01-05
37. Titus Andronicus1985-04-27
