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ON

THE PLOT, THE FABLE, AND CONSTRUCTION

OF

THIRD PART OF

KING HENRY VI.

THIS play is only divided from the former for the convenience of exhibition; for the series of action is continued without interruption, nor are any two scenes of any play more closely connected than the first scene of this play with the last of the former.

JOHNSON.

The action of this play (which was at first printed under the title of, The true Tragedy of Richard Duke of York, and the good King Henry the Sixth; or The Second Part of the Contention of York and Lancaster) opens just after the first battle at St. Albans [May 23, 1455], wherein the York faction carried the day; and closes with the murder of king Henry VI. and the birth of prince Edward, afterwards king Edward the fifth [November 4, 1471]. So that this history takes in the space of full sixteen years.

THEOBALD.

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,

Lords on King Hcn.

side.

RICHARD PLANTAGENET, Duke of YORK.

EDWARD, Earl of MARCH, afterwards King'
EDWARD IV.

EDMUND, Earl of RUTLAND,

GEORGE, afterwards Duke of CLARENCE,
RICHARD, afterwards Duke of GLOCESTER,

Duke of NORFOLK,

Marquis of MONTAGUE,

Earl of WARWICK,

his

sons.

of the Duke of YORK's

Earl of PEMBROKE,

Lord HASTINGS,

Lord STAFFOrd,

party.

Sir JOHN MORTIMER,

Sir HUGH MORTIMER,

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uncles 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,

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