| − | '''The Third Part of King Henry VI''' is a play by [[William Shakespeare]] about the long wars of roses and temporary victory of the House of York. King [[Henry VI]] is defeated by Edward, Duke of York, who becomes King [[Edward IV]]. The wars lead to the death of King Henry VI at the hands of Edward IV's brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. The play contains the line "A tiger's heart wrapped in a woman's hide," which was paraphrased by a playwright angered by Shakespeare's writing. | + | '''The Third Part of King Henry VI''' is a play by [[William Shakespeare]] about the long wars of roses and temporary victory of the House of York. King [[Henry VI]] is defeated by Edward, Duke of York, who becomes King [[Edward IV]]. The wars lead to the death of King Henry VI at the hands of Edward IV's brother, [[Richard III|Richard, Duke of Gloucester]]. The play contains the line "A tiger's heart wrapped in a woman's hide," which was paraphrased by a playwright angered by Shakespeare's writing. |
| − | The play opens with the Duke of York's victory over King Henry. The Duke of York claims the crown, but is appeased by King Henry to wait until King Henry's death. However, Queen Margaret is angered by this seeking her son's best interests. She rallies an army against the Duke of York, whom she defeats in battle. The Duke of York is killed cruelly, by Queen Margaret and the angered Lord Clifford. The Duke of York's sons rise up and overthrow the Queen and her powers. The oldest of York's sons is then crowned King Edward IV. Margaret and her loyalists flee to France, while Henry is captured and imprisoned. Edward sends his greatest supporter, the Earl of Warwick, to arrange a marriage in France. However, Edward marries to another woman and Warwick takes offense, as does the french court. King Lewis of France arranges forces for Margaret and Warwick pledges allegiance to King Henry VI. Edward is captured, but his brother, Richard of Gloucester and several Lords escape. One of his brothers, George, joins Warwick. Edward manages to escape from prison and rally another army. His brother, George, returns to him again and together they defeat Henry's forces. Henry's son, Edward, is killed by Edward and his brothers, Margaret is sent back to France, and Henry VI is stabbed in the Tower by Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Richard claims that Henry will not be the last person he seeks to destroy. His main ambition is the crown. | + | The play opens with the Duke of York's victory over King Henry. The Duke of York claims the crown, but is appeased by King Henry to wait until King Henry's death. However, [[Margaret of Anjou|Queen Margaret]] is angered by this seeking her son's best interests. She rallies an army against the Duke of York, whom she defeats in battle. The Duke of York is killed cruelly, by Queen Margaret and the angered Lord Clifford. The Duke of York's sons rise up and overthrow the Queen and her powers. The oldest of York's sons is then crowned King Edward IV. Margaret and her loyalists flee to France, while Henry is captured and imprisoned. Edward sends his greatest supporter, the [[Richard Neville|Earl of Warwick]], to arrange a marriage in France. However, Edward marries to another woman and Warwick takes offense, as does the french court. King Lewis of France arranges forces for Margaret and Warwick pledges allegiance to King Henry VI. Edward is captured, but his brother, Richard of Gloucester and several Lords escape. One of his brothers, George, joins Warwick. Edward manages to escape from prison and rally another army. His brother, George, returns to him again and together they defeat Henry's forces. Henry's son, Edward, is killed by Edward and his brothers, Margaret is sent back to France, and Henry VI is stabbed in the Tower by Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Richard claims that Henry will not be the last person he seeks to destroy. His main ambition is the crown. |