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King John

c. 1596

A king without legitimate claim navigates foreign war, papal politics, and murder.

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Scenes

Act 1

1.1 Northampton. A Room of State in the Palace.

Act 2

2.1 France. Before the walls of Angiers.

Act 3

3.1 France. The French King’s tent. 3.2 The same. Plains near Angiers 3.3 The same. 3.4 The same. The French King’s tent.

Act 4

4.1 Northampton. A Room in the Castle. 4.2 The same. A Room of State in the Palace. 4.3 The same. Before the castle.

Act 5

5.1 Northampton. A Room in the Palace. 5.2 Near Saint Edmundsbury. The French Camp. 5.3 The same. The Field of Battle. 5.4 The same. Another part of the same. 5.5 The same. The French camp. 5.6 An open place in the neighborhood of Swinstead Abbey. 5.7 The orchard of Swinstead Abbey.

Dramatis personæ

PRINCE HENRY son to King John; afterwards KING HENRY III.
ARTHUR Duke of Brittany, nephew to King John.
ROBERT BIGOT Earl of Norfolk.
HUBERT DE BURGH Chamberlain to the King.
ROBERT FAULCONBRIDGE son to Sir Robert Faulconbridge.
JAMES GURNEY servant to Lady Faulconbridge.
PETER OF POMFRET a prophet
LOUIS the Dauphin; son to King Philip II.
DUKE OF AUSTRIA also called Limoges.
MELUN a French lord.
CHATILLION Ambassador from France to King John.
CARDINAL PANDULPH the Pope’s legate.
QUEEN ELEANOR Mother to King John and Widow of King Henry II.
CONSTANCE Mother to Arthur.
BLANCHE OF SPAIN Daughter to Alphonso, King of Castile, and Niece to
LADY FAULCONBRIDGE Mother to the Bastard and Robert Faulconbridge.