Rueben's Ramblings

On December 18, the second part of the PBS three-part mini-series The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses will premiere with Henry VI, Part II airing at 9 PM.

Bitter rivalries erupt into the Wars of the Roses. The feeble King Henry is overshadowed by Queen Margaret and her faction of Lancastrian Lords, his reign further undermined by disaffected nobles supporting the House of York. Battle and bloodshed ensues and the Yorkists triumph. Edward IV takes the thrown, but his youngest brother Richard has his eyes firmly on the crown.

The cast includes Tom Sturridge, Sophie Okonedo and Keeley Hawes (Durrells in Corfu).

Here is the trailer for Henry VI, Part II.