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Henry VI, Part III

William Shakespeare

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Dramatis Personae

King Henry the Sixth
Edward, Prince of Wales, his son
Lewis XI King of France
Duke of Somerset
Duke of Exeter
Earl of Oxford
Earl of Northumberland
Earl of Westmoreland
Lord Clifford
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York
Edward, Earl of March, afterwards King Edward IV, his son
Edmund, Earl of Rutland, his son
George, afterwards Duke of Clarence, his son
Richard, afterwards Duke of Gloucester, his son
Duke of Norfolk
Marquess of Montague
Earl of Warwick
Earl of Pembroke
Lord Hastings
Lord Stafford
Sir John Mortimer, uncle to the Duke of York
Sir Hugh Mortimer, uncle to the Duke of York
Henry, Earl of Richmond, a youth
Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey
Sir William Stanley
Sir John Montgomery
Sir John Somerville
Tutor to Rutland. Mayor of York
Lieutenant of the Tower. A nobleman
Two Keepers. A huntsman
A son that has killed his father
A father that has killed his son
Queen Margaret
Lady Grey, afterwards Queen to Edward IV
Bona, sister to the French Queen
Soldiers, attendants, messengers, watchmen, etc.

Scene: England and France.

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Henry VI, Part III by William Shakespeare. The text is in the US public domain, from the Standard Ebooks edition. Served from our own copy; read on their site for the full edition with images and typography.

First published in 1623.

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genres

Historical fiction

appears in

Great Books of the Western World