The TV series Game of Thrones once again attracted the world's attention to British history. The background of the original fire and ice in this play is the Lancaster dynasty, the most dramatic dynasty in English history, which is not only full of intrigue, but also the famous wars of the roses. When the wheel of history leaves the first peak of English dynasty-Plantagenet dynasty, Lancaster dynasty comes next. For the introduction of the Plantagenet dynasty, please refer to my other article: combing the evolution of the British dynasty behind these classic blockbusters is far more exciting than movies. Most of the historical plays by British writer Shakespeare are set in this period, and countless British-related film and television works in later generations favor this history. This paper just tries to sort out the complicated Lancaster Dynasty and the famous wars of the roses through some classic film and television dramas. Perhaps historians admire the Plantagenet dynasty more, which created the political and judicial system of modern Britain. However, judging from the film and television dramas concerned in this paper, Lancaster dynasty is more familiar to the world. This is due to two ancient and modern wonders, Shakespeare and George R. R. Martin. In a sense, the last emperor of the Plantagenet Dynasty was Richard II. As a descendant of Edward III's eldest son, Edward the Black Prince, Richard II is the legitimate heir of the Plantagenet dynasty. In 20 12, London hosted the Olympic Games again. As an important disseminator of British culture, BBC participated in this grand event, and launched the famous historical TV series "Empty Crown", which interpreted four classic Shakespeare works. The first episode "Richard II" is adapted from Shakespeare's historical play of the same name, and Richard II is played by the popular British idol Ben Xiao Wei. Richard II succeeded to the throne directly from his grandfather Edward III, whose father was the famous "Edward the Black Prince" in history. The prince who was too brave and good at fighting died on the battlefield before he could wear the crown. Wang Sun succeeded to the throne and Wang Shu was regent. The standard plot of this court drama was staged in the Plantagenet Dynasty. The first episode of Empty Crown is similar to the story in the early Ming Dynasty. The suspicion of the monarchy led the princes to covet the throne and the king cut the princes, which was a fatal disaster. In the end, the Parliament deposed Richard II, Edward III's third son Lancaster succeeded to the throne, and the Plantagenet Dynasty ended. The emergence of Lancaster Dynasty-During the reign of Henry IV Richard II, Edward III's other two sons, Duke of Lancaster and Duke of York, were regents. Henry IV of house of lancaster wore a crown, but this crown, which was not baptized by blood and fire, triggered the famous "wars of the roses" in British history. Comparing the two rival families, Lannister and Stark, in Game of Thrones, we will find that they are house of lancaster and York families represented by red roses and white roses in real history. Red and white roses symbolize the family badges of two families. The red rose represents the ruling family of Lancaster, and the white rose represents the ambitious York family, which is the same color as the family emblems of the two families of Quanyou. Episodes 2-3 of Empty Crown are adapted from another classic historical play by Shakespeare, Henry IV, starring Jeremy Irons, the Oscar winner. The well-loved and blooming Shakespeare plays the future Henry V. The striking figure in the play is "Miss National" michelle dockery, who plays the wife of Count northumberland, the rebel leader. Unfortunately, there is no story about Shaxen and Miss Da in the play, and the BBC chose to respect history. Henry IV died at 47. Although he got a crown that didn't belong to him empty-handed, he spent the rest of his life suppressing various rebellions. As the first king of house of lancaster, Henry IV was not only the pioneer of Lancaster dynasty, but also succeeded in passing the throne to his adult son Henry V, which attracted people's attention. Henry V Henry V, the pinnacle of Lancaster Dynasty, has its historical position reflected in the number of its literary and artistic works, and there are countless versions of film and television dramas adapted from Shakespeare's classic historical play Henry V. After a bohemian prince ascended the throne, he began to make great efforts to govern the country and made great achievements in the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France. Such ups and downs in life are simply tailor-made for all kinds of screenwriters. Tomson played such a complicated role in Henry V, the fourth episode of Empty Crown. Tomson shows Henry V's magnificent life in a panoramic way in the play, and his boyhood scenes are mainly in the second and third episodes of Henry IV. As a prince, he wandered around London pubs all day, mixed well with various waitresses, and didn't see any future talent. But once the heavy crown is put on his head, the prince becomes the king of this country. Henry V reignited the war, continued the ambition of his ancestor Edward III, and pointed to the throne of the French king. For specific reasons, please refer to the introduction of Plantagenet: combing the evolution of the British dynasty behind these classic blockbusters is far more exciting than movies. Finally, he succeeded in forming an alliance with King charles vi of France, forcibly married the French princess, and deprived charles vi's son of his inheritance. Henry V eventually became the co-owner of Britain and France. In Henry V's brilliant exploits, in the famous Battle of Ginkul, the British army defeated the French heavy cavalry with fewer archers, which laid the foundation for the victory or defeat of the whole hundred-year war between Britain and France. 1989 The movie "Henry V" shows the course of the Battle of Ginkgo Tree. The film was directed and starred by kenneth branagh, and kenneth branagh was nominated for best director and leading actor in the next year's Oscar. The film shows a cruel war scene. Christian Bale, who was only 15 years old at that time, played a walk-on role in this film and died heroically on the battlefield. However, the real movie * * * takes place between Henry V and the French princess, who have hatred of Chou He and have to get married for the benefit of their respective countries. Interestingly, the famous sasha jackson emma thompson, who plays the princess in reality, and kenneth branagh, the director and leading role, had a short marriage after filming Henry V. In addition, there is a Henry V directed and starring by the great Lawrence Oliver in 1947, which was also nominated for the best director and leading role in the Oscar. In Game of Thrones, the role of Robert Baratheon combines the images of Henry IV and his son. The king of the seven kingdoms was once a young man who loved chasing dreams. In order to overthrow the cruel Targaryen dynasty, he launched the famous "usurper's war" and started his own "Baratheon dynasty". However, after dominating a country, robert baratheon indulged in debauchery all day, and finally died, leaving his youngest son to inherit the throne, which directly led to the downfall of the dynasty. Joffrey, the violent young king, was just like Henry VI, who acceded to the throne in infancy, and eventually all the great rivers and mountains were buried. Henry V, the great monarch in wars of the roses, died suddenly at the peak of his life, and Henry VI, an infant, succeeded to the throne. The world has changed, and House of Lancaster took advantage of the suspicion of "Plantagenet Dynasty" and took advantage of it. Now, his family has encountered the same problem. The York family, which failed in the battle for official positions, made a comeback and wars of the roses broke out. The second season of Empty Crown is based on Shakespeare's plays of the same name, Henry VI and Richard III. Henry VI was played by another British idol star, tom sturridge. The young monarch he played surrendered to his father's mountains and rivers, and the French territory occupied by Henry V through the Anglo-French war was completely lost. In the second season, familiar faces also appeared. Hugh Bonneville in Downton Abbey plays Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, the younger brother of the late king. Similar to the role of Lord Downton, the Duke of Gloucester in the play was only in a high position because of his noble birth, and his political incompetence led him to be buried with Lancaster Dynasty. On the one hand, the fatuous Henry VI, and on the other hand, the powerful York family, crowned with an inappropriate name, triggered the "wars of the roses" between the two families. The eldest son of the York family finally succeeded in winning the throne and was crowned Edward IV of England, which opened a short-lived "York family". However, the good times did not last long, and the weak blood of the "Plantagenet" family once again affected British history. Edward IV of England died young, and his brother Richard usurped the throne, known as Richard III in history. Curly Fortune, which is deeply loved by Chinese people, plays the sinister Richard III, which reminds people of his mysterious image in Sherlock Holmes. Richard III describes a trusted official, Richard, who has no loyalty. He imprisoned the young Crown Prince in the Tower of London, known as the "Prince of the Tower of London", and mysteriously disappeared after Richard III ascended the throne. Richard III's image in British history was vilified because of the unfair usurpation of the throne. In Shakespeare's original works, he was portrayed as a hunchbacked and lame figure, and this image was vividly presented in the play. Such a figure with a huge contrast in image and descent naturally makes people associate Richard III with Tyrion, the "little devil" all over the world, which is completely different from the positive image of other members of the Lannister family. This ugly but noble Lannister is far superior in courage and strategy, and finally reaches the high position of former prime minister. While climbing the wall, Bran of the Starks accidentally bumped into the love affair of the Lannisters. As a result, jaime lannister, the kingslayer, pushed him off the tower and fell into a disability, just like the prince killed by Richard III in The Tower of London. In Game of Thrones, the situation of the Stark family is almost the same as that of the York family. After helping King robert baratheon of the Seven Kingdoms to unify the world, eddard stark became the "King of the Northern Territory" and served as the prime minister almost as prominent as the Duke of York. When loyal eddard stark died at the hands of Queen Cersei, it led to Snow's rebellion, which was almost the life track of English Edward IV of England from York family. Such a wonderful story of usurping power and throne was written into the classic historical drama Richard III by Shakespeare, and many versions were derived. 1995 There is a modern version of Richard III starring Ian McKellen?, Gandalf, Maggie Smith and Professor McGonagall. The film moves the time and space background of the story to the twentieth century, and this version of Richard III is portrayed as a Nazi dictator, pushing Britain into the quagmire of civil war. The "Iron Man", who was still a small fresh meat, also played the role of soy sauce in the movie. About this period of history, there is another film worthy of attention, Joan of Arc directed by luc besson. Joan of Arc, played by Milla Jovovich, is an important figure in western history and culture, and almost the most familiar image of ancient French women in China. She lived in an era when most of France was occupied by Lancaster Dynasty. Encouraged by Joan of Arc, the French people rose up against British rule and finally recovered the country. What really made Joan of Arc famous in history was her tragic fate. The successive victories of the French army on the battlefield greatly reduced Charles VII's dependence on Joan of Arc, which led to her final capture. 143 1 year, the British army burned Joan of Arc at the stake, making her a symbol of freedom and patriotism in France. In order to ensure the stability of his throne, Richard III wiped out the blood clan of rival families. However, in the causal cycle, a generation of lean Richard III finally lost his child. The demise of the short-lived "York II family" also means the end of the rule of the "Plantagenet family". Wars of the roses ended, henry vii of house of lancaster married Elizabeth of York family, and Tudor dynasty opened. Correspondingly, a similar plot appeared in Game of Thrones. Malone, who devoted his life to national rejuvenation, came together with Si Nuo of the Stark family. Although the ending is tragic, with the efforts of the two families, a new era is slowly opening. Less than a hundred years later, the Lancaster dynasty changed its regime again and again, and the protracted war made big noble, who represented the traditional forces, lose all his money. The power of the emerging aristocrats and bourgeoisie grew rapidly in the war, which helped Tudor dynasty to become an autocratic monarchy in the future. At the same time, "Lancaster Dynasty" made Britain gradually evolve from a feudal agricultural society to the embryonic form of a capitalist society, laying the foundation for the rise of "not falling into the empire" in the future. to be continued