Henry VI, Part 3

Name: Henry VI, Part 3
Rating: 3.72 (8223 reviews)

by Shakespeare

First published 1595

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The dynastic struggle between Lancaster and York becomes a cycle of battles, broken oaths and retaliatory killing. Henry VI is repeatedly displaced, Margaret of Anjou fights to preserve her son’s inheritance, and the Yorkist cause passes from Richard, Duke of York, to his sons Edward, George and Richard.

Shakespeare follows the conflict through some of the bloodiest reversals of the Wars of the Roses, including the Yorkist victory associated with Towton and the later restoration of Edward IV. The future Richard III increasingly emerges as an independent political force, linking the civil war directly to the next history play.

Historical Periods

Battle of Towton1461 CE

Genres

Classical Literature Court & Political Fiction Dynastic & Royal Fiction War Fiction

Historical people

Edward IV1442–1483 Richard III1452–1485 Henry VI1421–1471 Margaret of Anjou1430–1482 Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York1411–1460 George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence1449–1478