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The Shadow of the Tower

1972

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EP1 Crown In Jeopardy Jan 06, 1972

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.

EP2 Power in the Land Jan 13, 1972

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

EP3 The Schooling Of Apes Jan 20, 1972

Henrys enemies represent commoner Lambert Simmel as the Earl of Warwick, the York pretender. The Earl of Lincoln leaves for Ireland to head the army that is forming against Henry,

EP4 The Crowning Of Apes Jan 27, 1972

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

EP5 The Serpent And The Comforter Feb 03, 1972

King Henry is intrigued by a preacher who is arrested for heresy and speaks with him to persuade him to give up his dissension against the practices of the Catholic Church. The preacher emphasizes to him the simplicity of the Gospel, and his suffering and convictions impress a young Tower guard.

EP6 The White Hart Feb 10, 1972

The year is 1494 and King Henry is alarmed that the powerful and arrogant Sir William Stanley may be implicated in a plot against his crown .

EP7 A Fly In The Ointment Feb 17, 1972

Addle-brained Sir John Kendall and his dim-witted nephew devise a ludicrous plan to kill the King with a harmless ointment from phony astrologer.

EP8 The Princely Gift Feb 24, 1972

Visionary Italian navigator John Cabot has a difficult time convincing Bristol businessmen and the King that his Western voyage to China is practical and profitable.

EP9 Do The Sheep Sin? Mar 02, 1972

Heavy-handed tax policies lead the peasants of Cornwall to march peacefully in protest on London, but an ambitions nobleman wants to use the pilgrimage to his own advantage.

EP10 The Man Who Never Was Mar 09, 1972

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

EP11 The Strange Shapes Of Reality Mar 16, 1972

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

EP12 The Fledgling Mar 23, 1972

In order to give his dynasty more credibility, Henry tries to arrange a marriage between his son and the Spanish princess, but their are preconditions.

EP13 The King Without A Face Mar 30, 1972

The year is now 1501 and Henry is now finally secure on the throne with his promising son Arthur about to marry Catherine of Aragon, however in the shadows tragic events are lying in wait for the King.
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Synopsis

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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Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!
GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.