KING EDWARD THE FOURTH
EDWARD – Prince Of Wales, afterwards KING EDWARD V, son to the KING
RICHARD – Duke of York, son to the KING
GEORGE – Duke of Clarence, brother to the KING
RICHARD – Duke of Gloster, afterwards KING RICHARD III, brother to the KING
A young son of Clarence
HENRY – Earl of Richmond, afterwards KING HENRY VII
CARDINAL BOUCHER – Archbishop of Canterbury
THOMAS ROTHERAM – Archbishop of York
JOHN MORTON – Bishop of Ely
DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM
DUKE OF NORFOLK
EARL OF SURREY – his son
EARL RIVERS – brother to KING EDWARD’S Queen
MARQUIS OF DORSET, LORD GREY – her sons
EARL OF OXFORD, LORD HASTINGS, LORD STANLEY, LORD LOVEL, SIR THOMAS VAUGHAN, SIR RICHARD RATCLIFF, SIR WILLIAM CATESBY, SIR JAMES TYRREL,
SIR JAMES BLOUNT, SIR WALTER HERBERT
SIR ROBERT BRACKENBURY – lieutenant of the Tower
CHRISTOPHER URSWICK – a priest
Another priest
Lord mayor of London
Sheriff of Wiltshire
ELIZABETH – Queen to KING EDWARD IV
MARGARET – Widow to KING HENRY VI
DUCHESS OF YORK – Mother to KING EDWARD IV, CLARENCE, and GLOSTER
LADY ANNE – widow to EDWARD, Prince of Wales, son to KING HENRY VI; afterwards married to the DUKE OF GLOSTER
A young daughter of Clarence
Lords and other attendants, two gentlemen, a pursuivant, scrivener, citizens, murderers, messengers, ghosts, soldiers
PLAY
England.
ACT I
Scene i: London. A street.
Scene ii: London. Another street.
Scene iii: London. A room in the palace.
Scene iv: London. A room in the Tower.
ACT II
Scene i: London. A room in the palace.
Scene ii: Another room in the palace.
Scene iii: London. A street.
Scene iv: London. A room in the palace.
ACT III
Scene i: London. A street.
Scene ii: Before Lord Hasting’ house.
Scene iii: Pomfret. Before the castle.
Scene iv: London. A room in the Tower.
Scene v: London. The Tower walls.
Scene vi: London. A street.
Scene vii: London. Court of Baynard’s castle.
ACT IV
Scene i: London. Before the Tower.
Scene ii: London. A room of state in the palace.
Scene iii: London. Another room in the palace.
Scene iv: London. Before the palace.
Scene v: A room in Lord Stanley’s house.
ACT V
Scene i: Salisbury. An open place.
Scene ii: Plain near Tamworth.
Scene iii: Boswell field.
Scene iv: Another part of the field.
Scene v: Another part of the field.
Act IV: Scene iv
QUEEN MARGARET: So, now prosperity begins to mellow,
And drop into the rotten mouth of death,
Here in these confines slily I have lurk’d,
To watch the waning of mine enemies.
A dire induction am I witness to,
And will to France; hoping the consequence
Will prove as bitter, black and tragical.–
Withdraw thee, wretched Margaret: who comes here?
