Anyone planning on checking this out? Starts next Friday, Sept 20.
This might help me achieve my life goal of eventually getting a bunch of the kings and queens of England straight in my mind.
I guess not.
I’m definitely going to check that out - sounds like a bunch of great actors and I haven’t had a chance to see most of those plays (except Kenneth Branagh’s version of Henry V).
Already pre-ordered the DVDs! I’m looking forward to it.
Wow, thanks ThelmaLou! I will definitely watch this series.
More than fifty years ago, there was a BBC series called “An Age of Kings,” which introduced me to Shakespeare’s English history plays. I developed a love of Shakespeare and a fascination with 15th Century English history which persists to this day. “An Age of Kings” is available on DVD. It’s in black-and-white, 4x3 format, but it is still riveting. The first time I ever saw Sean Connery was in “An Age of Kings” (he played Hotspur).
Honey, you made my day… on two counts. Thx. 
Loved Ben Whishaw’s clever and subtle portrayal of Dickie II but it was shown in the summer and I didn’t stay with the whole thing.
As mentioned, amazing cast. Sam Mendes produced it.
I’m planning on watching; the cast sounds tremendous.
A. I like Richard II. I think it was one of my first introductions to the histories and it has some lovely, lovely speeches
B. I love Henry V.
C. I would watch a show called “Tom Hiddleston Reads the Phone Book and Watches Paint Dry.” Tom Hiddleston as Hal is must see viewing for me.
Really looking forward to it.