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The Shadow of the Tower

19721 Season50m episodes5.7

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Runtime: 50m episodes
Genre: Drama
Origin: GB

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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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Status: Ended
First aired: Jan 6, 1972

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11 hrs

13 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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SERIES

The Shadow of the Tower

19721 Season50m episodes5.7

Drama

TMDB5.7

Votes3

Your rating

Runtime: 50m episodes
Genre: Drama
Origin: GB

About

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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Not available to stream in United States yet.

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E1 · Airs Jan 6, 1972 · 50m
Crown In Jeopardy
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.
E2 · Airs Jan 13, 1972 · 50m
Power in the Land
Henry consolidates his power when Elizabeth gives birth to Prince Arthur legitimizing Henry's claim of descent from the legendary monarch.
E3 · Airs Jan 20, 1972 · 50m
The Schooling Of Apes
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,
E4 · Airs Jan 27, 1972 · 50m
The Crowning Of Apes
Henry forms an army to defend himself against the Irish-German army coming against him from Ireland.
E5 · Airs Feb 3, 1972 · 50m
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 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.
E6 · Airs Feb 10, 1972 · 50m
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 plot against his crown .
E7 · Airs Feb 17, 1972 · 50m · ★ 1.0
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 ointment from phony astrologer.
E8 · Airs Feb 24, 1972 · 50m
The Princely Gift
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.
E9 · Airs Mar 2, 1972 · 50m
Do The Sheep Sin?
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.
E10 · Airs Mar 9, 1972 · 50m
The Man Who Never Was
Commoner Perkin Warbeck, pretender to Henry's throne, finds he's losing support throughout Europe.
E11 · Airs Mar 16, 1972 · 50m · ★ 1.0
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 King.
E12 · Airs Mar 23, 1972 · 50m
The Fledgling
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.
E13 · Airs Mar 30, 1972 · 50m
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 Catherine of Aragon, however in the shadows tragic events are lying in wait for the King.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Jan 6, 1972

Time to finish

11 hrs

13 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Jan 6, 1972 · 50m
Crown In Jeopardy
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.
E2 · Airs Jan 13, 1972 · 50m
Power in the Land
Henry consolidates his power when Elizabeth gives birth to Prince Arthur legitimizing Henry's claim of descent from the legendary monarch.
E3 · Airs Jan 20, 1972 · 50m
The Schooling Of Apes
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,
E4 · Airs Jan 27, 1972 · 50m
The Crowning Of Apes
Henry forms an army to defend himself against the Irish-German army coming against him from Ireland.
E5 · Airs Feb 3, 1972 · 50m
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 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.
E6 · Airs Feb 10, 1972 · 50m
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 plot against his crown .
E7 · Airs Feb 17, 1972 · 50m · ★ 1.0
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 ointment from phony astrologer.
E8 · Airs Feb 24, 1972 · 50m
The Princely Gift
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.
E9 · Airs Mar 2, 1972 · 50m
Do The Sheep Sin?
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.
E10 · Airs Mar 9, 1972 · 50m
The Man Who Never Was
Commoner Perkin Warbeck, pretender to Henry's throne, finds he's losing support throughout Europe.
E11 · Airs Mar 16, 1972 · 50m · ★ 1.0
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 King.
E12 · Airs Mar 23, 1972 · 50m
The Fledgling
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.
E13 · Airs Mar 30, 1972 · 50m
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 Catherine of Aragon, however in the shadows tragic events are lying in wait for the King.

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