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EPISODE · May 28, 2026 · 59 MIN

King Richard III Act 1

from The Shakespeare Library · host William Shakespeare

In which the haughty and cunning Duke of Gloucester, cast as a shadow amid the glories of his house, weaves plots to entangle kin and crown alike, whilst the mourning Lady Anne scorns him yet finds her heart ensnared by his dark persuasions. Amidst curses, prayers, and whispered treacheries, the fragile bonds of family and power unravel in a tempest of distrust and impending doom.

In which the haughty and cunning Duke of Gloucester, cast as a shadow amid the glories of his house, weaves plots to entangle kin and crown alike, whilst the mourning Lady Anne scorns him yet finds her heart ensnared by his dark persuasions. Amidst curses, prayers, and whispered treacheries, the fragile bonds of family and power unravel in a tempest of distrust and impending doom.

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In which the haughty and cunning Duke of Gloucester, cast as a shadow amid the glories of his house, weaves plots to entangle kin and crown alike, whilst the mourning Lady Anne scorns him yet finds her heart ensnared by his dark persuasions. Amidst...

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