Cultural depictions of Henry VII of England

Cultural depictions of Henry VII of England

Henry VII of England has been depicted a number of times in popular culture.

Literature

As a youthful Earl of Richmond, Henry is a character in the play Henry VI, Part 3 by William Shakespeare. He is also a character in Shakespeare's play Richard III.

The Founding, Volume 1 of The Morland Dynasty, a series of historical novels by author Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, is set against the background of the Wars of the Roses. Towards the end of the novel a fictional account is given of Henry winning his crown through the Battle of Bosworth, and of the events leading up to this battle.

Film

Henry has been portrayed by the following actors on film, mostly in versions of the Shakespeare play:

Television

Henry has been portrayed on television by:

  • Hennie Scott and Jerome Willis in the BBC series An Age of Kings (1960), which contained all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III
  • Heinz Blau in the West German TV version of Shakespeare's play König Richard III (1964)
  • James Maxwell in the BBC drama Tower of London: The Innocent (1969) and the BBC series The Shadow of the Tower (1972), which dramatised Henry's reign
  • John Woodnutt in the BBC series The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), with Keith Michell as Henry VIII
  • András Kozák in III. Richárd (1973), a Hungarian TV version of the Shakespeare play
  • Peter Benson in the first episode of the BBC comedy series The Black Adder (1983) It is claimed here he lost the Battle of Bosworth, but after the Yorkists were wiped out he rewrote history.
  • Tim Fuke in the BBC Shakespeare version of Henry VI, Part 3 (1983)
  • Brian Deacon in the BBC Shakespeare version of The Tragedy of Richard the Third (1983)
  • Patrick Brennan (voice) in the BBC series Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1994)
  • Joss Ackland in the Granada Television serial Henry VIII (2003), with Ray Winstone as Henry VIII
  • Adam Woodroffe in an episode of the British educational TV series Historyonics entitled "Richard III" (2004)
  • Paul Hilton in the British drama Princes in the Tower (2005), about Perkin Warbeck

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