"When the rule of a hedonistic and mercurial king is questioned, rebellion, assassination and excommunication ensue, culminating in the chilling attempt to commit an atrocity against a child, whose mother's anguished grief cannot atone for her blinkered ambitions for her son. With commanding performances by Tom McCamus, Seana McKenna, Graham Abbey and Patricia Collins."--Container.

Includes bonus behind-the-scenes footage. Stratford Festival HD is sponsored by Sun Life Financial as part of their Making the Arts Accessible program.