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DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

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,

EDMUND, Earl of Rutland,

GEORGE, afterwards Duke of Clarence,

RICHARD, afterwards Duke of Gloucester,

DUKE OF NORFOLK

MARQUESS OF MONTAGUE

EARL OF WARWICK

EARL OF PEMBROKE

LORD HASTINGS

LORD STAFFORD

SIR JORN MORTIMER,, } uncles to the Duke of York

SIR HUGH

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, &c.

SCENE: England and France

SYNOPSIS

By J. ELLIS BURDICK

ACT I

Before Henry VI reaches London, the Duke of York is there and is seated on the throne by the Earl of Warwick. The king enters the Parliament-house and finding threats of no avail to make York give up the throne, promises that York shall be his heir. Margaret is very angry that her son should thus be denied the succession and she her

self raises an army. A battle takes place between the forces of the queen and those of York, in which the latter is defeated and slain.

ACT II

Edward and Richard, York's sons, are much disheartened over the death of their father, but are encouraged when Warwick joins them. Another battle is fought near Towton and Henry's forces are routed. Edward and his followers then proceed to London, there to crown Edward as king.

ACT III

After Edward's coronation, Warwick journeys to France to arrange a marriage between the new king and the Princess Bona, sister of the queen of France. King Henry is taken prisoner and carried to the London Tower. At the French court Warwick meets Margaret; both plead with Lewis, the first for the hand of Bona for his king and the latter for aid to restore Henry to his throne. Lewis has just promised to accede to Warwick's wishes when a post enters bringing letters. They contain the news of

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