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Henry VI, Part 2

c. 1590–1591

Faction, murder, and popular revolt tear Henry's court apart.

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Scenes

Act 1

1.1 London. The palace 1.2 The Duke of Gloucester’s House 1.3 London. The palace 1.4 Gloucester’s Garden

Act 2

2.1 Saint Albans 2.2 London. The Duke of York’s Garden 2.3 A Hall of Justice 2.4 A Street

Act 3

3.1 The Abbey at Bury St. Edmund’s 3.2 Bury St. Edmund’s. A Room of State 3.3 A Bedchamber

Act 4

4.1 The Coast of Kent 4.2 Blackheath 4.3 Another part of Blackheath 4.4 London. The Palace 4.5 London. The Tower 4.6 London. Cannon Street 4.7 London. Smithfield 4.8 Southwark 4.9 Kenilworth Castle 4.10 Kent. Iden’s Garden

Act 5

5.1 Fields between Dartford and Blackheath 5.2 Saint Albans 5.3 Fields near Saint Albans

Dramatis personæ

KING HENRY THE SIXTH
MARGARET Queen to King Henry
ELEANOR Duchess of Gloucester
DUKE OF SOMERSET
DUKE OF SUFFOLK
DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM
LORD CLIFFORD
YOUNG CLIFFORD his son
VAUX
EARL OF SALISBURY
EARL OF WARWICK
THOMAS HORNER an armourer
PETER THUMP his man
JOHN HUME a priest
JOHN SOUTHWELL a priest
ROGER BOLINGBROKE a conjurer
SIMPCOX an impostor
SIR JOHN STANLEY
A LIEUTENANT
MASTER
MICHAEL etc., followers of Cade
SIR HUMPHREY STAFFORD
WILLIAM STAFFORD his brother
LORD SCALES
LORD SAYE
MATTHEW GOUGH