History Theatre / TheLionInWinter

* TheLostLenore: Rosamund Clifford.

* ArrangedMarriage

* SuccessionCrisis: Primogeniture was not the law at the time of the setting. It doesn't help that the parents can't agree about which son should inherit: Henry prefers John while Eleanor prefers Richard. Making it worse is Henry's idea of having ''more'' children with Alais.

* DidIMentionItsChristmas

* BloodlessCarnage: Only one character is actually killed on screen in the 1968 film: [[spoiler: The guard outside the cellar where Henry's sons are locked in.]] Despite the lack of blood, the scene is brutal and disturbing.

* CurtainCamouflage: Lampshaded when Philip hides multiple people behind multiple hangings.

* ExactEavesdropping: Subverted: [[spoiler:Philip made more and more people hide behind a curtain and then exposed things with every newcomer, while also showing the latest curtain-inhabitant that he was overheard himself. (Good job if you understood that sentence after reading it only once!).]]

* GreyAndGrayMorality: None of the characters are particularly decent people, especially towards each other. [[spoiler: And their plotting can actually get other people killed]].

* QueerRomance: [[spoiler: Philip and Richard.]]
* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: Interestingly enough, Henry (the King Of England) is often dressed in rather simple, unadorned clothing, with fingerless gloves and a rather unkempt appearance. When he goes out to greet the King of France (who is dressed well in royal blues), an extra coat and a simple crown is all he dons.
* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:Philip went through a LOT of trouble to screw Henry over... just because Henry constantly picked on Philip's daddy years prior. Could also be a very subtle case of FeudingFamilies.]]
* RevengeByProxy: [[spoiler:Philip using [[RichardTheLionHeart Richard]] to get to Henry.]]
* RoyalBrat

* StraightGay: [[spoiler: Richard and Phillip both.]]
* SuccessionCrisis: Primogeniture was not the law at the time of the setting. It doesn't help that the parents can't agree about which son should inherit: Henry prefers John while Eleanor prefers Richard. [[spoiler: Making it worse is Henry's idea of having ''more'' children with Alais]].
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Princes John (for Geoffrey) and Richard (for Philip).]]

* IHaveNoSon: Henry saying this to his three sons upon learning they were plotting against him.

* EvilMatriarch

* CueTheFlyingPigs: "There'll be pork in the treetops come morning"
* CurtainCamouflage: Taken up to eleven when Philip hides multiple people behind multiple hangings. His lampshading of it is the trope's page quote.

A 1966 play written by James Goldman about the troubles in the family of [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II of England]] and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Henry's three sons, John, Geoffrey and Richard, all aspire to be king. (A fourth son, Henry the Young King, is recently deceased.) Both he and his wife favour a different son; since she has instigated rebellion against him before, Henry had her locked up, but this experience hasn't dampened her spirit. The power play begins in earnest in 1183, when this lovely family goes to celebrate Christmas in their palace at Chinon with Philip Capet, King of France, whose older sister Alais is Henry's mistress.

* WomanScorned: One of the reasons Eleanor is pissed.

A 1966 play written by James Goldman about the troubles in the family of [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II of England]] and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Henry's three sons, John, Geoffrey and Richard, all aspire to be king. Both he and his wife favour a different son; since she has instigated rebellion against him before, Henry had her locked up, but this experience hasn't dampened her spirit. The power play begins in earnest in 1183, when this lovely family goes to celebrate Christmas in their palace at Chinon with Philip Capet, King of France, whose older sister Alais is Henry's mistress.

A 1966 play written by James Goldman about the troubles in the family of [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II of England]] and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Henry's three sons, John, Geoffrey and Richard, all aspire to be king. Both he and his wife favour a different son; since she has instigated rebellion against him before, Henry had her locked up, but this experience hasn't dampened her spirit. The power play begins in earnest in 1183, when this lovely family goes to celebrate Christmas in Chinon with Philip Capet, King of France, whose older sister Alais is Henry's mistress.

A 1966 play written by James Goldman about the troubles in the family of [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II of England]] and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Henry's three sons, John, Geoffrey and Richard, all aspire to be king. Both he and his wife favour a different son; since she has instigated rebellion against him before, Henry had her locked up, but this experience hasn't dampened her spirit. The power play begins in earnest in 1183, when this lovely family goes to celebrate Christmas with Philip Capet, King of France, whose older sister Alais is Henry's mistress.

A 1966 play written by James Goldman about the troubles in the family of [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II of England]] and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Henry's three sons, John, Geoffrey and Richard, all aspire to be king. Both he and his wife favour a different son and since she has instigated rebellion against him before, Henry had her locked up. This experience hasn't dampened her spirit and when in 1183 this lovely family goes to celebrate Christmas with Philip Capet, King of France, whose older sister Alais is Henry's mistress, the power play begins in earnest.

A 1966 play written by James Goldman about the troubles in the family of [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II of England]] and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Henry's three sons, John, Geoffrey and Richard, all aspire to be king. Both he and his wife favour a different son and since she has instigated rebellion against him before, Henry had her locked up. This experience hasn't dampened her spirit and when this lovely family goes to celebrate Christmas with Philip Capet, King of France, whose older sister Alais is Henry's mistress, the power play begins in earnest.

A 1966 play written by James Goldman about the troubles in the family of [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II of England]] and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Henry's three sons, John, Geoffrey and Richard, all aspire to be king. Both he and his wife favour a different son and since she has instigated rebellion against him before, Henry had her locked up. This experience hasn't dampened her spirit and when this lovely family goes to celebrate Christmas with Philip Capet, King of France, the power play begins in earnest.

* SuccessionCrisis: It doesn't help that the parents can't agree about which son should inherit: Henry prefers John while Eleanor prefers Richard. [[spoiler: Making it worse is Henry's idea of having ''more'' children with Alais]].

A 1966 play written by James Goldman about the troubles in the family of [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II of England]] and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Henry's three sons, John, Geoffrey and Richard, all aspire to be king. Both he and his wife favour a different son and since she has instigated rebellion against him before, Henry had her locked up. This experience hasn't dampened her spirit and when this lovely family goes to celebrate Christmas with the French king, the power play begins in earnest.

* SuccessionCrisis: It doesn't help that the parents can't agree about which son should inherit. [[spoiler: Making it worse is Henry's idea of having ''more'' children with Alais]].

The play was made into a film released in 1968, starring Creator/PeterOToole as Henry and Creator/KatharineHepburn as Eleanor, with an. It was also the film debut of TimothyDalton (as Philip of France) and AnthonyHopkins (as Richard). In 2003, it was adapted again for TV, with Creator/PatrickStewart and Creator/GlennClose.

A 1966 play written by James Goldman (adapted for film two years later) about the troubles in the family of [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II of England]] and Eleanor of Aquitaine. All of Henry's three sons aspire to be king. Both he and his wife favour a different son and since she has instigated rebellion against him before, Henry had her locked up. This experience hasn't dampened her spirit and when this lovely family goes to celebrate Christmas with the French king, the power play begins in earnest.

The 1968 movie and its acting got high acclaim. Creator/KatharineHepburn went on to win an Oscar for her role as Eleanor. It was also the film debut of Timothy Dalton and AnthonyHopkins, who would later go onto fame as JamesBond and [[SilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], respectively. Creator/PeterOToole, who played Henry, also played the role in the earlier film ''Becket'', which many consider an unofficial prequel to this film. In 2003, it was adapted again for TV, with PatrickStewart and Glenn Close.

The 1968 movie and its acting got high acclaim. Creator/KatharineHepburn went on to win an Oscar for her role as Eleanor. It was also the film debut of Timothy Dalton and AnthonyHopkins, who would later go onto fame as JamesBond and [[SilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], respectively. PeterOToole, who played Henry, also played the role in the earlier film ''Becket'', which many consider an unofficial prequel to this film. In 2003, it was adapted again for TV, with PatrickStewart and Glenn Close.

A 1966 play written by James Goldman (adapted for film two years later) about the troubles in the family of [[TheHouseOfPlantagenet Henry II of England]] and Eleanor of Aquitaine. The 1968 movie and its acting got high acclaim. Creator/KatharineHepburn went on to win an Oscar for her role as Eleanor. It was also the film debut of Timothy Dalton and AnthonyHopkins, who would later go onto fame as JamesBond and [[SilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], respectively. PeterOToole, who played Henry, also played the role in the earlier film ''Becket'', which many consider an unofficial prequel to this film. In 2003, it was adapted again for TV, with PatrickStewart and Glenn Close.

All of Henry's three sons aspire to be king. Both he and his wife favour a different son and since she has instigated rebellion against him before, Henry had her locked up. This experience hasn't dampened her spirit and when this lovely family goes to celebrate Christmas with the French king, the power play begins in earnest.

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