The Shadow of the Tower
The Shadow of the Tower

The Shadow of the Tower

1972 1 Seasons 13 Episodes ⭐ 5.7 Drama

The 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. Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor dynasty.

The 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. Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor dynasty.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Crown In Jeopardy

Henry Tudor emerges victorious over Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field and seeks to form a coalition from which

EP 2

Power in the Land

Henry consolidates his power when Elizabeth gives birth to Prince Arthur legitimizing Henry's claim of descent from the

EP 3

The Schooling Of Apes

Henrys enemies represent commoner Lambert Simmel as the Earl of Warwick, the York pretender. The Earl of Lincoln leaves

EP 4

The Crowning Of Apes

Henry forms an army to defend himself against the Irish-German army coming against him from Ireland.

EP 5

The Serpent And The Comforter

King Henry is intrigued by a preacher who is arrested for heresy and speaks with him to persuade him to give up his diss

EP 6

The White Hart

The year is 1494 and King Henry is alarmed that the powerful and arrogant Sir William Stanley may be implicated in a plo

EP 7

A Fly In The Ointment

Addle-brained Sir John Kendall and his dim-witted nephew devise a ludicrous plan to kill the King with a harmless ointme

EP 8

The Princely Gift

Visionary Italian navigator John Cabot has a difficult time convincing Bristol businessmen and the King that his Western

EP 9

Do The Sheep Sin?

Heavy-handed tax policies lead the peasants of Cornwall to march peacefully in protest on London, but an ambitions noble

EP 10

The Man Who Never Was

Commoner Perkin Warbeck, pretender to Henry's throne, finds he's losing support throughout Europe.

EP 11

The Strange Shapes Of Reality

Although Perkin Warbeck enjoys only house arrest for his treason through Henry's mercy, he continues to plot against the

EP 12

The Fledgling

In order to give his dynasty more credibility, Henry tries to arrange a marriage between his son and the Spanish princes

EP 13

The King Without A Face

The year is now 1501 and Henry is now finally secure on the throne with his promising son Arthur about to marry Catherin

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