🎧 A Prince in the Tower
4 Episodes
This 4-part History Hit audio drama, starring Iain Glen, tells the story of Perkin Warbeck, a young pretender to the English crown in the 1490s. Warbeck claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, one of the two 'Princes in the Tower' who had mysteriously disappeared during the previous decade.
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32:34Episode 1🎧 The Pretender
Episode 1
In this first episode of our four-part audio drama an imprisoned Perkin Warbeck, played by Iain Glen, is interrogated in the Tower of London over his true identity, following the collapse of his rebellion. Written by Tina PeplerDirected by Justin Hardy Elizabeth of York - Charlotte Emmerson The P...
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30:34Episode 2🎧 The Trial
Episode 2
In this second episode of our four-part audio drama, the prisoner Perkin Warbeck faces trial and stands by his claim that he is the rightful king. Written by Tina PeplerDirected by Justin Hardy Elizabeth of York - Charlotte Emmerson The Prisoner - Iain Glen The Interrogator and John Moore - Geoff...
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31:20Episode 3🎧 The Dungeons
Episode 3
In this third episode of our four-part audio drama, King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth of York struggle to determine the fate of Perkin Warbeck. Meanwhile the prisoner remains captive in the Tower of London and spends time in the room where, he claims, he and the young King Edward V were kept all...
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32:24Episode 4🎧 The Confession
Episode 4
In this fourth and final episode of our four-part audio drama, the veracity of Perkin Warbeck's story starts to unravel. Written by Tina PeplerDirected by Justin Hardy Elizabeth of York - Charlotte Emmerson The Prisoner - Iain Glen The Interrogator and John Moore - Geoffrey McGivern Thomas Moore ...