Requiem of the Rose King
The crown of England has been hotly contested throughout history, and in the Middle Ages, a series of great civil wars became known as the War of the Roses. Claiming a right to the throne, the Duke of York seeks to unseat King Henry VI and his heir in order to become king himself.
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Despised by his own mother, the third son of the House of York battles his inner demons as the War of the Roses rages across medieval England.
1.Wars of the Roses
5.509-01-202224 minCivil war grips Medieval England as the houses of York and Lancaster vie for the throne. Richard, the Duke of York's youngest son, wants nothing more than to see his father crowned...
2.Father Is My Light
16-01-202224 minRichard desires to stand on the battlefield with his father, the Duke of York, but his mother Cecily denies him this wish. "Your words will become a curse, one that spells doom for...
3.I Am the Shadow, the Darkness Behind the Light
23-01-202224 minThe Duke of York is dead. The Earl of Warwick pushes the late duke's eldest son Edward as king, and Edward steps up to the responsibility. The decisive battle between the Houses of...
4.I’m Afraid I’m Going to Lose the Answers I’ve Gotten and...Everything Else
30-01-202224 minEdward has fallen in love with Elizabeth, a widower and lower-ranked noblewoman who approached him at a party. He meets her in secret on many occasions, disguising their encounters...
5.If I Don’t Grab Your Hand, I Won’t Have to Let Go
06-02-202224 minThe wedding of Edward and Elizabeth has opened a vast rift between the House of York and the Earl of Warwick. The repurcussions continue at a later dinner party, where Richard meet...
6.A man who has no awareness as king... A man who is not qualified to be king... Neither of them is fit for the throne.
13-02-202224 minElizabeth gives birth to a baby girl, as Edward and his younger brother George grow more and more hostile toward each other. Meanwhile, the Earl of Warwick pushes a wedding between...
7.Even if I sin...
20-02-202224 minRichard's elder brother Edward has been taken prisoner. On the way to rescue Edward, Richard meets Prince Edward of the House of Lancaster. The two decide to travel together, even...
8.Even alone, it wasn’t frightening. Rather... the loneliness has been kind ever since losing Father.
27-02-202224 minHenry VI is back on the throne, but so far it has only been a return to the days that tormented him. Meanwhile, Edward orders Richard to deliver the banner of the House of York as...
9.I remember when Christmas was approaching. The time when I lost Father.
06-03-202224 minIn the moonlit forest, the darkness of the night envelops Richard and Henry. But their time together doesn't last long, as Richard leaves with the newly-arriving Catesby. "I promis...
10.My name is Richard Plantagenet.
13-03-202224 minAnne is ordered by the Earl of Warwick to marry Prince Edward. There is no love between the two of them, but their friendship begins to grow as they discuss their true feelings for...
11.That is my… my punishment…
20-03-202224 minRichard discovers that the man from the forest is Henry VI of Lancaster, the one who killed Richard's father. Torn between fond feelings for Henry and the betrayal of York, Richard...
12.Richard is dead, died alone in the woods that day.
27-03-202224 minEdward becomes king, and York is overjoyed...but Richard's heart was sinking. "The light will never return." Richard goes to the prison where Henry was captured, even after receivi...
13.After all, this body is just a prison of the soul...
10-04-202224 minTen years later, King Edward IV enjoys a future-predicting "destiny cake" at a banquet. The cake he grabbed was in the shape of a "G," but what does the wine-red "G" suggest about...
14.Good night. Brother.
17-04-202224 minRichard captures George for cursing Edward IV. However, Edward IV keeps hoping that George might come to his senses. Richard makes a decision: "Buckingham, kill George." Now Richar...
15.If you hide it, you won’t feel sadness.
24-04-202224 minRichard is now taking care of Edward IV...but upon the king's death, Queen Elizabeth's brother Anthony plans to install a child prince as king and himself as regent. Anthony also a...
16.The devil has the devil's way.
01-05-202224 minRichard and Buckingham embark on a majority-rule maneuver to gain the throne. It creates more suffering for Catesby, who has been trying to protect Richard while serving Hastings....
17.Because God has chosen this bloody demon.
08-05-202224 minHastings and the Queen Mother carry out a plan to disqualify Richard...but it's revealed that Edward V, son of Edward IV and Elizabeth, had no rightful claim to the throne. So Edwa...
18.Your name.
15-05-202224 minAnne witnesses Richard coming out of Buckingham's room at night. "You know him better than anyone," she says to Catesby. "If he's hiding something, please tell me." To root out Ric...
19.I will protect Edward. That child is my son.
22-05-202224 minAt a rainy villa, a night spent with Henry VI springs back to Richard's memory. Buckingham, knowing who Richard once loved, joins hands with the king. "Say the name," he tells him,...
20.The light is overhead.
29-05-202224 minRumors circulate that Richard is not the rightful king. This story leads to the escape of Edward V, son of the previous king, and his brother from the Tower of London. Richard suff...
21.It should still be in time now.
05-06-202224 minBuckingham, determined to rebel, tries to win the cooperation of Bishop Ely and Stanley. Meanwhile, Richmond advises his father-in-law Stanley of the conditions under which he will...
22.Use your head more, damn brat. Don't die even if you are weak.
12-06-202224 minWith Buckingham in open rebellion, an anguished Richard turns toward Catesby. "If only I hadn't been so intimate with him. If only I wasn't the son of the devil..." But that was no...
23.Mother ...... Goodbye.
19-06-202224 minJust as Richard has personally seen to the end of Buckingham, Anne confesses that her tuberculosis has returned. Anne begs Richard to disinherit their kind-hearted son Edward in or...
24.Requiem of the Rose King
26-06-202224 min"If this name, if this blood, was all an illusion...then what is the point of this battle?" Richard looks back at his past, guided by Tyrell in front of him. "Let us go home, even...
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