What do you think, Anne?
Won't my heroic figure impress her?
What do you like about Duke Richard?
Good question.
I like how strong-willed she is, and she has a charming face as well.
But you're enemies.
Enemy or not, she can be mine if I become king.
Also, she never pays attention to me.
I like that about her.
Do you, um...
Do you resent your father for things turning out this way?
I don't resent him.
This is all fate, dictated by God.
God, God, God!
Don't put your trust in God! To hell with any fate decided for you!
Take what you want with your own strength!
You can't have Richard, though.
That's a surprise, coming from you.
Why do you laugh?
But women are best when they're cheerful. That's for certain.
Edward.
We may not be able to love each other, but I'm sure we can be friends.
Friends...
Say, would you mind playing chess with me?
I'm really hopeless at embroidery.
York of the white rose.
Lancaster of the red rose.
These royal houses with roses for their crests battled for the throne.
People call their strife the "Wars of the Roses."
The mist has thickened.
This is the end.
I will avenge father's death on Lancaster in this battle!
King Edward!
Not so much as a flourish of trumpets. What an insult!
Warwick.
It appears you've lost your way.
You're the one who's lost.
Do you intend to challenge us with such a paltry force?
You don't know how to treat ambassadors,
you aren't content with one woman,
and you can't even contrive to defend yourself!
How can a man like you shoulder the burden of a kingdom?!
Even your own brother forsook you!
Look, Edward.
The brother who abandoned you has come, leading an army to rival your own!
You're late. Did Margaret's forces arrive in time?
Did you think my brother cold enough to turn his blade
against his own blood and rightful king?
Hear me, Warwick!
I've repented my infidelity, and to regain my brother's trust,
I hereby denounce you as my mortal foe!
Now our forces are evenly matched!
I'll return the wound you gave my heart a hundred-fold!
You'll pay for this.
Traitor!
If Henry made good his escape from London, he could be in that army.
Charge!
How are we supposed to fight in this mist?
Follow me!
I can see! I can see the red blood of Lancaster!
Your Majesty, until the battle is decided,
I suggest you remain concealed away from Warwick's host.
O Lord.
May victory favor whoever you will.
No. I don't wish for anyone to come to harm.
Not a soul.
Your Majesty!
I...
I've always believed that my heart was with my people.
But I kept averting my gaze from reality-- from everyone's pain.
I must witness it with my own eyes, close at hand.
As king, I must see its end.
Duke Richard!
In this mist, we risk...
Richard!
If we attack each other by mistake in this mist,
fear and suspicion could lead to a rout.
Buckingham.
You'll halt the soldiers here as "Richard."
What?!
Listen. From now on, this man is me.
Assist the duke.
Y-Yes, sir!
Wait, Richard!
Are you going to charge in alone?
Not alone. I'll have comrades.
What comrades?
Our forces are evenly matched,
but they'll be reinforced if the battle drags on.
Edward, I'll join the battle alongside Richard and his men.
George, if you slay Warwick, Isabelle will never...
But...
Remain at my side. I'll strike down Warwick.
We just need some blow to turn the tide.
Warwick's banner.
The main Lancastrian force must be that way.
You there.
Follow me!
There's the enemy line! They haven't noticed us in the mist!
We can take them by surprise!
I'm off to win glory! Any cowards can stay here!
--Wait for me! --Let's go!
I'll join you!
Don't miss this opportunity!
Follow me, Lancastrian soldiers.
Allies?
Slay the foe!
Shatter Lancaster!
My lord earl!
The rear of our main line has suddenly collapsed!
What?! Has the enemy been reinforced?!
No, my lord. It seems that... our own men are fighting each other.
They're fighting each other? That's pleasant news.
I knew that heaven was on our side!
Gentlemen! Victory is within our grasp!
Let us crush them in a single blow!
Advance!
Charge!
This infernal mist!
Impossible.
Warwick!
Did you not swear to make me king?!
No. No.
You must understand, I...
You defiled my spirit!
No, I gave you everything.
I gave it all to make you king!
Yes! I am your king!
Warwick!
Edward!
How I loathe your face.
It's you who defiled your father's spirit!
Edward!
Don't interfere! This man's life is mine!
A duel between us?
Have you forgotten that I taught you swordsmanship as a child?
The sun will set soon, Edward.
I knew that you were strong, Warwick.
I can't let you defeat me yet.
Still, you have talent. Perhaps it runs in your blood.
He'll soon surpass me.
Warwick.
If I fall in the course of our endeavor,
please, place Edward on the throne.
Swear it to me.
Swear that York will have the crown.
Now!
Warwick!
My lord! Please escape!
Our army will collapse if this goes on!
We should fall back and regroup!
He fled! Pursue him!
Wait!
You must... You must take him alive.
Do not kill him.
Damn!
I refuse to let this be the end!
I've bent all of England to my will!
If we join with Margaret's army, we can fight again at once!
The crown...
The crown is still in my hands!
Warwick, your time is over.
From now on, I am...
...the kingmaker.
Warwick!
Who struck him?!
Seize and behead his killer at once!
Warwick. Oh, my sorrowful shadow.
If you die, my darkness dies with you.
A-Are you there?
Is someone...?
So, Death has veiled your eyes.
Don't you recognize your mortal foe?
It's strange.
Now that I know I'll lose you, I remember only the beautiful times.
Oh, so even glory is worthless now.
My hands are empty, and my body will soon sink into the earth.
Nothing remains to me.
Long live His Majesty!
Look. The young new king is here.
How dignified and handsome he is.
Father, is that King Henry VI?
Why, that's Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York.
King Henry is over there.
That's the king?
The Duke of York looks far statelier and more regal.
Oh, how beautiful would he look
with a crown upon his head?
I will hold back your departing soul.
Do not die by any hand but mine.
I am your king.
My...
My king?
Your Majesty.
Let us meet again... before the Lord God.
What's wrong?
You can follow us in a carriage, you know.
I'll be fine. I'm anxious to find out how the war is going.
The outcome is obvious.
By the time we arrive, your father will be toasting our victory
with a goblet of Yorkist blood.
Father would never harm the House of York!
He's really the most compassionate person there is.
Oh, I don't think that Warwick will kill the York brothers.
He's a reasonable man at heart.
I'm sorry.
But I'm frightened.
I feel like this battle will change my heart, no matter what happens.
Rest easy.
Whatever happens, you'll still be my wife.
I'm not like my father! I'm a man who protects his family!
So, just pray for a Lancastrian victory for now.
You're a member of the House of Lancaster.
You're right. I'm not a Neville anymore.
From now on, I'll defend the royal family as a Lancastrian noblewoman.
A Yorkist is fleeing! Give chase!
No! I'm not with York!
H-Help! I'm...
Don't worry.
I'm your king.
You're the king?
My subject, your suffering is my own.
But all that I can do is pray.
A-Are you really the king? I don't believe it.
You look like a young man.
I've come to weep like you do.
You and I are the same.
You're lying.
If you really are the king,
your brow should be wrinkled with long years of suffering.
Your skin should be stained with blood and dirt.
You could never keep yourself so clean!
We ended up covered in blood because our king refused to be!
It's all your fault! I'm going to die because of you!
I'll die without even knowing what life is--
Who are you?
Are you a Lancastrian?! A Yorkist?! Tell me, or I'll kill you!
Why did you...?
He was a Lancastrian.
What? That can't be!
O Lord.
It's not my fault! A nobleman ordered me to do it!
On the battlefield, killing is the only choice, whoever we fight for!
We must kill!
We do it to live!
Your Majesty!
Did I imagine it?
No. I'm sure I heard it.
Where is he? King Henry is here somewhere!
Over here, Richard.
Henry is that way.
Do you expect me to believe you?
Don't interfere.
It's true. I'm not lying.
Now, come on. Your beloved Henry is waiting.
Hm? That's not right.
It's King Henry who's waiting for you.
Oh, no. Your beloved Henry is waiting for you too.
Come, Richard.
Come this way if you want to see Henry.
Wait, Richard.
Don't listen to the witch.
That woman means only to deceive you.
The king is beyond that thicket.
If you follow the witch, you'll never be able to slay Henry again.
Avenge me.
Secure the throne for York!
Richard, come with me if you want to see Henry.
Richard, trust me.
Trust only my words.
Do it to kill Henry!
Come, Richard!
Joan.
Richard.
Begone, fiend!
Richard.
But I'm the only one
who knows the real you.
Father, I will avenge you with my own hands.
Swear it, Richard.
Like you did then.
Please guide me, Father.
Lead me to King Henry!
Please escape while you still can, Your Majesty!
Why did this man die?
Or that boy?
Neither of them would have died if not for me.
It's my fault.
Wait for me. Once I've slain the king,
I'll go to our forest, Henry.
It's you yourself that I like.
That's right. No matter who you are, you're my...
What is it?
Unless my eyes deceive me, I saw King Henry!
He was over that way.
Did you say Henry?
Duke Richard!
I killed them.
I've been killing them.
Let's flee, Your Majesty!
Names and titles don't matter.
Henry, you are my light.
So, I'm going to kill the king...
...and gain light.
Henry.
Richard.
Who are you?
My...
My name is Richard.
Richard Plantagenet.
Son of the Duke of York, whom the Lancastrians murdered.
Henry... who are you?
I am...
I am the King of England.