Richard III: The Princes in the Tower

Overview

It's one of the darkest murder mysteries in British history: did Richard III really kill his nephews in order to make himself king? Is he the greatest villain in English history, or the victim of centuries of grotesquely unfair Tudor propaganda? On the eve of Richard's reburial at Leicester Cathedral, this drama documentary assembles a stellar cast of experts, including David Starkey and Philippa Gregory, to examine all the available evidence. As it plays out the possibilities and tests the competing theories, it endeavors to get to the bottom, once and for all, of what really happened to the princes in the Tower. Is this a tale of naked ambition, cold pragmatism and bloody murder?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 21, 2015

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Channel 4 Television

Cast

Philippa Gregory,David Starkey,Sabine Crossen,Shaun Dooley,Nigel Harrison

Director

Ashley Gething

Producer

Ashley Gething,Susan Jones,Nicolas Kent

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4543638