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The shadow of the tower [videorecording (DVD)] : the rise of the Tudor dynasty.

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BBC Worldwide ; distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, c2010.

Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509 -- Drama.

Tudor, House of -- Drama.

Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509 -- Drama.

Video Difference legacy collection.

Alternate title:

Rise of the Tudor dynasty [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)] :

4 videodiscs (ca. 640 min.) : Dolby digital mono. sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 booklet.

Contains all 13 episodes from the British TV mini-series, originally broadcast on BBC in 1972, plus bonus features on 4 discs.

Special features: The Tower of London: the innocent ; The 1969 forerunner to The shadow of the tower, a 50-minute drama about Henry VII's ascent to the throne also starring James Maxwell ; Hooray Henry! Charismatic historian Dai Smith examines the historical record of the 1485 transition from Richard II to Henry VII.

Aspect ratio: 4:3.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Disc 1. Crown in jeopardy -- Power in the land -- The schooling of apes -- The crowning of apes -- Disc 2. The serpent and the comforter -- The white hart -- A fly in the ointment -- the princely gift -- Disc 3. Do the sheep sin? -- The man who never was -- The strange shapes of reality -- Disc 4. The fledgling -- The king without a face -- Special features.

British Broadcasting Company ; 2 Entertain ; produced by Jordan Lawrence ; directed by Anthea Browne-Wilkinson, Prudence Fitzgerald, Moira Armstrong, Keith Williams, Darrol Blake, Joan Kemp Welsh, Peter Moffatt ; written by Rosemary Anne Simpson, Brian Rawlinson, Hugh Whitemore, John Elliott, Julian Mitchell, Alun Richards, John Gould, John Peacock, Ian Thorne.

James Maxwell, Norma West and Marigold Sharman with Brian Badcoe, James Laurenson, Gawn Grainger, Richard Warwick, Elizabeth MacLennan, David Horovitch, Denis Carey, Ballard Berkeley, Geoffrey Palmer, Peter Bowles, Rachel Kempson and John Castle.

"James Maxwell stars as King Henry VII, founder of the Tudor dynasty, in this remarkable series, the prequel to the BBC's award-winning Tudor histories, The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R. When Henry, Earl of Richmond, ascended to the throne as King Henry VII in 1485, he would not only unite England after the tumultuous War of the Roses, he would herald the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Modern Era. His reign would set the stage for the Protestant Reformation and the cultural revolution brought about by the Renaissance. Although overshadowed in history by his larger-than-life son and his remarkable granddaughter, his achievements can stand proudly alongside anything accomplished by his descendants."--Container.

Biographical television programs.

Historical television programs.

Television mini-series.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Maxwell, James, 1929-

Sharman, Marigold.

Kempson, Rachel.

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