THE THIRD PART OF
KING HENRY THE SIXTH

by William Shakespeare

Contents

ACT I
[Scene I. London. The Parliament House]
[Scene II. Sandal Castle]
[Scene III. Plains near Sandal Castle]
[Scene IV. The Same]
ACT II
[Scene I. A plain near Mortimer’s Cross in Herefordshire]
[Scene II. Before York]
[Scene III. A field of battle between Towton and Saxton, in Yorkshire]
[Scene IV. Another Part of the Field]
[Scene V. Another Part of the Field]
[Scene VI. Another Part of the Field]
ACT III
[Scene I. A Forest in the North of England]
[Scene II. The Palace]
[Scene III. France. The King’s Palace]
ACT IV
[Scene I. London. The Palace]
[Scene II. A Plain in Warwickshire]
[Scene III. Edward’s Camp near Warwick]
[Scene IV. London. The Palace]
[Scene V. A park near Middleham Castle in Yorkshire]
[Scene VI. London. The Tower]
[Scene VII. Before York]
[Scene VIII. London. The Palace]
ACT V
[Scene I. Coventry]
[Scene II. A Field of Battle near Barnet]
[Scene III. Another Part of the Field]
[Scene IV. Plains near Tewkesbury]
[Scene V. Another part of the Field]
[Scene VI. London. The Tower]
[Scene VII. London. The Palace]

Dramatis Personæ

KING HENRY the Sixth
QUEEN MARGARET
PRINCE EDWARD, Prince of Wales, his son
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
GEORGE, afterwards Duke of Clarence, his son
RICHARD, afterwards Duke of Gloucester, his son
EDMUND, Earl of Rutland, 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
LADY GREY, afterwards Queen Elizabeth to Edward IV
EARL RIVERS, brother to Lady Grey
HENRY, Earl of Richmond, a youth
SIR WILLIAM STANLEY
SIR JOHN MONTGOMERY
SIR JOHN SOMERVILLE
KING LEWIS the Eleventh, King of France
BONA, sister to the French Queen
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

Soldiers, Attendants, Messengers, Watchmen, etc.

SCENE: England and France

ACT I