William Shakespeare

Henry Vi, Part 1 (Arkangel Complete Shakespeare) (Full-cast Audio Theater Dramatization) William Shakespeare Unabridged edition

[Full-Cast Audio Theater Dramatization. David Tennant plays Henry VI. Norman Rodway is the Duke of Gloucester, John Bowe is Talbot, Clive Merrison is Richard Plantagenet. Joan is played by Amanda Root.]

The all-conquering King Henry V is dead and the throne is occupied by his infant son, Henry VI. The good Duke Humphrey of Gloucester has been appointed Protector, but a struggle for power soon develops between the young Kings Lancastrian relatives and the powerful house of York under Richard Plantagenet. Meanwhile the French, led by Joan of Arc, the maid of Orleans, threaten to win back the territories lost to Henry V.