The Shadow of the Tower

Season 11972

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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13 Episodes

E01 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.

January 6, 1972

E02 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.

January 13, 1972

E03 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,

January 20, 1972

E04 The Crowning Of Apes

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

January 27, 1972

E05 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.

February 3, 1972

E06 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 .

February 10, 1972

E07 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.

February 17, 1972

E08 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.

February 24, 1972

E09 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.

March 2, 1972

E10 The Man Who Never Was

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

March 9, 1972

E11 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.

March 16, 1972

E12 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.

March 23, 1972

E13 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.

March 30, 1972

The Shadow of the Tower

E01 Crown In Jeopardy

E02 Power in the Land

E03 The Schooling Of Apes

E04 The Crowning Of Apes

E05 The Serpent And The Comforter

E06 The White Hart

E07 A Fly In The Ointment

E08 The Princely Gift

E09 Do The Sheep Sin?

E10 The Man Who Never Was

E11 The Strange Shapes Of Reality

E12 The Fledgling

E13 The King Without A Face

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E01 Crown In Jeopardy

E02 Power in the Land

E03 The Schooling Of Apes

E04 The Crowning Of Apes

E05 The Serpent And The Comforter

E06 The White Hart

E07 A Fly In The Ointment

E08 The Princely Gift

E09 Do The Sheep Sin?

E10 The Man Who Never Was

E11 The Strange Shapes Of Reality

E12 The Fledgling

E13 The King Without A Face