The Hollow Crown is an anthology, devised by John Barton in 1961, which presents in dramatic form, speeches, documents, gossip and music, associated with the British monarchy from William the Conqueror up to Queen Victoria. A videotape of a broadcast can be seen at The Paley Center for Media in New York City.
The work has also been produced for the stage several times. According to Ian Richardson "every member of the Royal Shakespeare Company - present, past , or passed-on - has participated in it at one time or another".
Its most recent production was in Toronto, in January 2004, at the Princess of Wales Theatre, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Sir Donald Sinden, Ian Richardson and Alan Howard.