The Shadow of the Tower

1972 NR 7.7

A series of dramas by various writers recording the key events in the reign of Henry Tudor and his founding of the Tudor Dynasty

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Crown in Jeopardy

1. Crown in Jeopardy

Aired: Jan 5, 1972

Henry Tudor emerges victorious over Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Fie...

Episode 2 Power in the Land

2. Power in the Land

Aired: Jan 12, 1972

Henry consolidates his power when Elizabeth gives birth to Prince Arthur legi...

Episode 3 The Schooling of Apes

3. The Schooling of Apes

Aired: Jan 19, 1972

Henrys enemies represent commoner Lambert Simmel as the Earl of Warwick, the ...

Episode 4 The Crowning of Apes

4. The Crowning of Apes

Aired: Jan 26, 1972

Henry forms an army to defend himself against the Irish-German army coming ag...

Episode 6 The White Hart

6. The White Hart

Aired: Feb 9, 1972

The year is 1494 and King Henry is alarmed that the powerful and arrogant Sir...

Episode 7 A Fly in the Ointment

7. A Fly in the Ointment

Aired: Feb 16, 1972

Addle-brained Sir John Kendall and his dim-witted nephew devise a ludicrous p...

Episode 8 The Princely Gift

8. The Princely Gift

Aired: Feb 23, 1972

Visionary Italian navigator John Cabot has a difficult time convincing Bristo...

Episode 9 Do the Sheep Sin?

9. Do the Sheep Sin?

Aired: Mar 1, 1972

Heavy-handed tax policies lead the peasants of Cornwall to march peacefully i...

Episode 12 The Fledgling

12. The Fledgling

Aired: Mar 22, 1972

In order to give his dynasty more credibility, Henry tries to arrange a marri...

Info about The Shadow of the Tower

Current Status: Ended

Genres: Drama, History, Biography