Jan 1972 - Mar 1972
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S1 Ep1
1.0
6th Jan 1972
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.
S1 Ep2
13th Jan 1972
Henry consolidates his power when Elizabeth gives birth to Prince Arthur legitimizing Henry's claim of descent from the legendary monarch.
S1 Ep3
20th Jan 1972
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,
S1 Ep4
27th Jan 1972
Henry forms an army to defend himself against the Irish-German army coming against him from Ireland.
S1 Ep5
3rd Feb 1972
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.
S1 Ep6
10th Feb 1972
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 .
S1 Ep7
17th Feb 1972
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.
S1 Ep8
24th Feb 1972
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.
S1 Ep9
2nd Mar 1972
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.
S1 Ep10
9th Mar 1972
Commoner Perkin Warbeck, pretender to Henry's throne, finds he's losing support throughout Europe.
S1 Ep11
16th Mar 1972
Although Perkin Warbeck enjoys only house arrest for his treason through Henry's mercy, he continues to plot against the King.
S1 Ep12
23rd Mar 1972
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.
S1 Ep13
30th Mar 1972
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.
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.
The first episode of The Shadow of the Tower aired on January 06, 1972.
The last episode of The Shadow of the Tower aired on March 30, 1972.
There are 13 episodes of The Shadow of the Tower.
There is one season of The Shadow of the Tower.
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The Shadow of the Tower has ended.
