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[liadt]

Fandom/Canon Name: Henry VI - Shakespeare

What's awesome about it: If you're looking for something to fill a gap as AGOT comes to an end or have run out of Tudor dramas to watch why not give H6 a try? The 'Henry VI' plays come before 'Richard III' & cover Henry VI's turbulent reign in C15th England (and France) from beginning to end. It has lots of big characters including strong, ambitious women taking matters into their own hands. While the characters are pretty awful you can't help caring about them, their families and their crown crazed plans. There are dynastic squabbles that get out of hand, passionate 'ships, witchey-poo goings on, big battles, anarchy, dark humour, scheming, plots and more plots, all round bad behaviour and Richard-not-yet-the-III! And some rather nice bits with Henry VI looking sad as the country slides into bloody conflict as the plays aren't without humanity.

Where to find:
The texts are available online for free and there are various audio and screen adaptations. Full plays available from http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/ which claim to be up to date free downloadable texts most of the free online ones are from the C19th

On CD, cassette and audible audio there is the Arkangel edition with David Tennant as Henry VI.

The BBC Shakespeare Collection adaptations from 1983 (dir: Jane Howell) are available seperately on DVD (separately or as part of a complete Shakespeare set). These are the only (near) complete filmed versions and thankfully are pretty good.