[87.] "Henry the Sixth, George Duke of Clarence, Edward the Fifth, Richard Duke of York, etc., believed to be murdered secretly in the Tower of London. The oldest part of that structure is vulgarly attributed to Julius Cæsar" (Gray). The MS. has "Grim towers."
[88.] Murther. See on [murthorous].
[89.] His consort. "Margaret of Anjou, a woman of heroic spirit, who struggled hard to save her husband and her crown" (Gray).
His father. "Henry the Fifth" (Gray).
| HENRY V. |
[90.] The meek usurper. "Henry the Sixth, very near being canonized. The line of Lancaster had no right of inheritance to the crown" (Gray). See on Eton Coll. [4]. The MS. has "hallow'd head."
[91.] The rose of snow, etc. "The white and red roses, devices of York and Lancaster" (Gray).
Cf. Shakes. 1 Hen. VI. ii. 4: