It seems to parallel our world, where war, violence, and imbalanced distribution of wealth creates a great sense of turmoil. “These plays are about power the struggle for it, and the abuse of it, and how confused leadership impacts the state of a nation. Part three, or Wars of the Roses, explores the battles for the crown between York and Henry VI, in a visceral retelling. Part two, or Rebellion focuses on the uprising of the people of England, at a point when King Henry VI is trying to find his voice amongst his government. These new RSC productions rename the parts, framing a clear focus to the action of the plays.
(Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit VI: Parts two and three, as they are often known, make up part of a tetralogy of four plays that examine the history of the Wars of the Roses. The Scottish historian, Robert Balmain Mowat (1883-1941) writes that these wars saw "the death of the old England and the beginning of the new." But they also saw the emergence of great personalities: the noble Richard of York, Warwick the Kingmaker, King Edward IV, indolent and energetic by turns, and his relentless opponent, Margaret of Anjou, a true she-wolf of France. The Wars of the Roses, 1377-1471, were a series of English civil wars fought for the control of the throne of England between two rival cadet branches of the House of Plantagenet, Lancaster and York. LibriVox recording of The Wars of the Roses 1377-1471 by Robert Balmain Mowat.
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