Henry VI, Part III | Henry VI, Part III

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Author: William Shakespeare
First Published: 1595
Type of Work: Play
Type of Plot: Historical
Time of Work: 1455-1471
Setting: Various locations in England and France
Genres: Drama, History play
Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, France or French people, England or English people, War, Kings, queens, or royalty, Witches or witchcraft, Fifteenth century, Civil wars, Knights or knighthood, Nobility, Heads of state, Princes or princesses, Wars of the Roses, Chivalry, Throne restoration
Locales: France, England

King Henry VI, the helpless and ineffective king of England. A deeply religious man, he is gentle and contemplative, completely incapable of understanding or dealing with treachery. As the play opens, Henry tries to bring a peaceful end to the civil war, but there is no common ground to unite Richard on one side and Margaret on the other. He persuades Richard Plantagenet to let him continue to rule but makes Richard his heir instead of his own son. As killing leads to revenge and more killing, Henry protests eloquently, but he has no power to influence the...

Henry VI, Part III | Henry VI, Part III

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