Shakespeare Uncovered

Henry IV & V with Jeremy Irons

He will give the devil his due. Jeremy Irons researches Shakespeare’s history plays as well as the differences between the real history and the father-son drama that Shakespeare creates.

Jeremy Irons on Shakespeare Uncovered

1m 30s

Jeremy Irons talks about "Shakespeare Uncovered" and the power of Shakespeare.

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    Henry IV & V with Jeremy Irons

    S1 E4 - 30s

    Jeremy Irons uncovers the enduring appeal of Shakespeare’s most iconic “history plays,” from the true English history embedded into the works to the father-son drama that Shakespeare created. In disclosing Shakespeare’s sources – and steps the playwright took to distort them – Irons uncovers the historical truths behind the story and how they inspired some of Shakespeare’s most famous monologues.

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