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S2E5
Richard III, Part 1
Evil Richard plots his path to rule and layers that path with bodies of friend and foe alike.
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S1E8
Henry V, Part 1
King Henry V embraces his role as a responsible monarch. Upon learning of his claim to the French throne, he prepares an expeditionary force to assert his right and claim France.
#3
S1E1
Richard II
King Richard is called upon to settle a dispute between his cousin Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray. Richard calls for a duel but then halts it just before swords clash. Both men are banished from the realm. Richard visits John of Gaunt, Bolingbroke's father, who, in the throes of death, reprimands the king. After seizing Gaunt's money and land, Richard leaves for wars against the rebels in Ireland. Bolingbroke returns to claim back his inheritance. Supported by his allies, Northumberland and the Duke of York, Bolingbroke takes Richard prisoner and lays claim to the throne.
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Henry IV, Part 1
S1E4
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Henry VI Part 2
S2E2
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Richard II, Part 2
S1E2
#7
Henry IV, Part 2
S1E5
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Henry V, Part 2
S1E9
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Henry V, Part 3
S1E10
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Henry VI, Part 3
S2E3
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Richard III, Part 2
S2E6
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Henry IV, Part 4
S1E7
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Henry IV, Part 3
S1E6
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Henry VI, Part 4
S2E4
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