SHAKESPEARE ON DISK.

     THE THIRD PART OF KING HENRY THE SIXTH.

Copyright (c) 1990 Interconnection Publications Inc.

     DRAMATIS PERSONAE

KING HENRY THE SIXTH.                           
                                                     
EDWARD, EARL OF MARCH, later KING EDWARD THE FOURTH.

QUEEN MARGARET.                                 

EARL OF WARWICK.                                
                                                     
RICHARD PLANTAGENET, DUKE OF YORK.              
           Father of King Edward IV.                 
                                                     
RICHARD, later DUKE OF GLOSTER.                 
           Brother of King Edward IV.                
                                                     
GEORGE, later DUKE OF CLARENCE.                 
           Brother of King Edward IV.                
                                                     
MARQUESS OF MONTAGUE.                           

LORD CLIFFORD.                                  

DUKE OF SOMERSET.
                                                     
EARL OF OXFORD.                                 
                                                     
EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES.
          Son of King Henry VI.

DUKE OF EXETER.                                 

LADY GREY, later QUEEN ELIZABETH.

EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND.                         
                                                     
EARL OF WESTMORELAND.                           
                                                     
DUKE OF NORFOLK.                                
                                                   
EARL OF PEMBROKE.                               
                                                     
LORD HASTINGS.                                  
                                                     
LORD STAFFORD.                                  
                                                     
SIR JOHN MORTIMER.                              
          Uncle of the Duke of York.

SIR HUGH MORTIMER.
          Uncle of the Duke of York.

KING LOUIS XI.
          King of France.

BONA.
          Sister of the French Queen.

SIR WILLIAM STANLEY.

SIR JOHN MONTGOMERY.

SIR JOHN SOMERVILLE.

MAYOR OF YORK.

EDMUND, EARL OF RUTLAND.
          Brother of King Edward IV.

TUTOR TO RUTLAND.

TWO KEEPERS.

A HUNTSMAN.

A NOBLEMAN.

LIEUTENANT OF THE TOWER.

A SON THAT HAS KILLED HIS FATHER.

A FATHER THAT HAS KILLED HIS SON.

LORD RIVERS.

HENRY, EARL OF RICHMOND.
     A youth.

SOLDIERS, ATTENDANTS, MESSENGERS, WATCHMEN, etc.


     SYNOPSIS.
          
1/1  London. The Parliament House.
     The DUKE OF YORK,  EDWARD, RICHARD, the EARL OF 
WARWICK, the MARQUESS OF MONTAGUE, the DUKE OF NORFOLK, and 
their SOLDIERS congratulate themselves on their bloodletting 
in the Battle of St. Albans; YORK is seated on the throne.
     KING HENRY, LORD CLIFFORD, the EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND, 
the EARL OF WESTMORELAND, the DUKE OF EXETER, and others 
enter; the rival claims to the throne are disputed.
     EXETER deserts KING HENRY for YORK.
     YORK threatens to arrest KING HENRY; HENRY agrees to 
make YORK's sons his heirs, in exchange for keeping the 
crown; he is admonished by CLIFFORD,  WESTMORELAND, and 
NORTHUMBERLAND, who exit; those remaining celebrate the 
reconciliation of Lancaster and York, then exit, except KING 
HENRY and EXETER.
     QUEEN MARGARET and the PRINCE OF WALES enter; MARGARET 
and the PRINCE OF WALES berate KING HENRY, then leave to 
raise an army against the Yorkists; HENRY hopes to win back 
the loyalty of Clifford, Westmoreland and Northumberland.

1/2  Sandal Castle, near Wakefield.
     RICHARD, EDWARD, and the MARQUESS OF MONTAGUE convince 
the DUKE OF YORK to renew his campaign for the crown.  
     A MESSENGER enters with news of Queen Margaret's 
forces; the MONTAGUE exits; SIR JOHN MORTIMER and SIR HUGH 
MORTIMER enter; battle preparations are discussed.

1/3  Field of battle near Sandal Castle.
     LORD CLIFFORD and his SOLDIERS confront RUTLAND and his 
TUTOR; the TUTOR is driven off; CLIFFORD murders RUTLAND.

1/4  Another part of the field.
     The DUKE OF YORK bemoans his defeat.
     QUEEN MARGARET, LORD CLIFFORD, and the EARL OF 
NORTHUMBERLAND enter, with SOLDIERS; they mock the YORK, 
then kill him.

2/1  A plain near Mortimer's Cross in Herefordshire.
     EDWARD and RICHARD fret about their father; a MESSENGER 
enters and tells them of the York's death; EDWARD and 
RICHARD plan to continue the fight for the throne.
     The EARL OF WARWICK and the MARQUESS OF MONTAGUE, with 
their ARMY, enter; WARWICK says his forces refused to fight 
the Queen's; a new campaign is planned, to be mounted 
against London.
     A MESSENGER enters with further news.

2/2  Before York.
     QUEEN MARGARET, LORD CLIFFORD, the EARL OF 
NORTHUMBERLAND, and the PRINCE OF WALES urge KING HENRY to 
be more forceful; he grants the PRINCE OF WALES knighthood.
     A MESSENGER enters with news of the Earl of Warwick's 
approach; against the others' wishes, KING HENRY vows to 
remain with the army.
     EDWARD, RICHARD, GEORGE, WARWICK, the MARQUESS OF 
MONTAGUE, and the DUKE OF NORFOLK enter, with SOLDIERS; the 
two factions argue, then prepare for battle.

2/3  A field of battle between Towton and Saxton, in 
Yorkshire.
     The EARL OF WARWICK, EDWARD, and GEORGE enter, in 
defeat.
     RICHARD enters; describing the death of WARWICK's 
brother, he rallies the others.

2/4  Another part of the field.
     RICHARD and LORD CLIFFORD fight; the EARL OF WARWICK 
enters; CLIFFORD flees.

2/5  Another part of the field.
     KING HENRY soliloquizes on the pleasures of peasant 
life.
     A SON THAT HAS KILLED HIS FATHER, and then A FATHER 
THAT HAS KILLED HIS SON enter and lament; KING HENRY 
comments; the SON and FATHER exit.
     QUEEN MARGARET, the PRINCE OF WALES, and the DUKE OF 
EXETER enter, urging KING HENRY to flee with them.

2/6  Another part of the field.
     LORD CLIFFORD, wounded, soliloquizes on his doom.
     EDWARD, RICHARD, GEORGE, the EARL OF WARWICK, and the 
MARQUESS OF MONTAGUE enter, with SOLDIERS; CLIFFORD dies; 
the Yorkists mock his corpse.
     EDWARD's coronation and WARWICK's mission to France are 
planned; RICHARD becomes DUKE OF GLOSTER and GEORGE is made 
DUKE OF CLARENCE.

3/1  A close in the north of England.
     Two KEEPERS come across KING HENRY; HENRY recounts the 
events following Edward's crowning; the KEEPERS capture him.

3/2  London. A room in the palace.
     The DUKE OF GLOSTER and the DUKE OF CLARENCE look on 
and comment as KING EDWARD tries to coerce LADY GREY.
     A NOBLEMAN enters with news of King Henry's capture; 
all exit, except GLOSTER, who soliloquizes on his own 
monstrousness.

3/3  France. The king's palace.
     QUEEN MARGARET, accompanied by the PRINCE OF WALES and 
the EARL OF OXFORD, asks KING LOUIS, who is with BONA and 
BOURBON, for aid.
     The EARL OF WARWICK enters; he asks KING LOUIS for 
BONA's hand for King Edward; LOUIS and BONA agree.
     A POST enters, with letters for WARWICK, KING LOUIS, 
and QUEEN MARGARET, announcing King Edward's marriage to 
Lady Grey.
     KING LOUIS, angered, pledges aid to QUEEN MARGARET; 
WARWICK, humiliated, changes sides and becomes MARGARET's 
champion; the POST exits with this news.
     The PRINCE OF WALES agrees to marry WARWICK's daughter; 
all exit, except WARWICK, who vents his ire against King 
Edward.

4/1  London. The palace.
     The DUKE OF GLOSTER and the DUKE OF CLARENCE, 
accompanied by the DUKE OF SOMERSET and the MARQUESS OF 
MONTAGUE, deride King Edward's impolitic marriage.
     KING EDWARD, LADY GREY as QUEEN ELIZABETH, the EARL OF 
PEMBROKE, LORD STAFFORD, and LORD HASTINGS enter, attended; 
GLOSTER, CLARENCE, and MONTAGUE berate EDWARD; QUEEN 
ELIZABETH fails to make peace; CLARENCE says he will desert 
his brother's cause.
     A POST enters and describes the reactions in France to 
the marriage; KING EDWARD vows to fight; CLARENCE exits to 
join the Earl of Warwick; SOMERSET does the same; GLOSTER 
remains with EDWARD; EDWARD sends PEMBROKE and STAFFORD to 
levy an army; MONTAGUE and HASTINGS express their loyalty.

4/2  A plain in Warwickshire.
     The EARL OF WARWICK and the EARL OF OXFORD greet the 
DUKE OF CLARENCE and the DUKE OF SOMERSET, who enter; 
WARWICK promises his other daughter in marriage to CLARENCE; 
they go to attack King Edward, pledging allegiance to King 
Henry.

4/3  Edward's camp, near Warwick.
     THREE WATCHMEN, guarding King Edward's tent, shoot the 
breeze; the EARL OF WARWICK, the DUKE OF CLARENCE, the DUKE 
OF SOMERSET, the EARL OF OXFORD, and French SOLDIERS sneak 
up on them and attack; all exit, then WARWICK and the others 
return, carrying in KING EDWARD; WARWICK uncrowns EDWARD, 
and he is taken out, prisoner; the rest march on to London.

4/4  London. The palace.
     QUEEN ELIZABETH, who has heard of King Edward's 
capture, asks LORD RIVERS to help her escape.

4/5  A park near Middleham Castle in Yorkshire.
     The DUKE OF GLOSTER, LORD HASTINGS, SIR WILLIAM 
STANLEY, and others, await King Edward.
     KING EDWARD and a HUNTSMAN enter; EDWARD is rescued and 
sent to Flanders; the HUNTSMAN decides to accompany him.  

4/6  London. The Tower.
     KING HENRY, freed from the Tower by the EARL OF 
WARWICK, the DUKE OF CLARENCE, the DUKE OF SOMERSET, the 
MARQUESS OF MONTAGUE, the EARL OF OXFORD, and the EARL OF 
RICHMOND, pardons and compliments the LIEUTENANT OF THE 
TOWER.
     WARWICK assumes control of the realm and appoints 
CLARENCE Protector; King Edward is proclaimed a traitor.
     KING HENRY enumerates the noble qualities of RICHMOND.
     A POST enters and announces King Edward's escape; all 
exit, except SOMERSET, OXFORD, and RICHMOND, whose 
safekeeping is arranged.

4/7  Before York.
     KING EDWARD, the DUKE OF GLOSTER, and LORD HASTINGS, 
with their SOLDIERS, find the city's gates locked.
     The MAYOR OF YORK, with his BRETHREN on the walls, 
proclaims loyalty to King Henry; pretending amity with 
Henry, KING EDWARD and the others are granted entry by the 
MAYOR and TWO ALDERMEN.
     SIR JOHN MONTGOMERY and his SOLDIERS enter to aid KING 
EDWARD who, after some hesitation, admits he wants to regain 
the throne; a SOLDIER proclaims him "Edward the Fourth".

4/8  London. The palace.
     KING HENRY, the EARL OF WARWICK, the DUKE OF CLARENCE, 
the MARQUESS OF MONTAGUE, LORD CLIFFORD, the DUKE OF EXETER, 
and the EARL OF OXFORD discuss King Edward's advance; all 
exit, to gather their forces, except HENRY and EXETER, who 
discuss Edward's popularity.
     KING EDWARD and the DUKE OF GLOSTER enter, with 
SOLDIERS; KING HENRY is taken prisoner.

5/1  Coventry.
     The EARL OF WARWICK, on the walls, receives reports 
from TWO MESSENGERS; SIR JOHN SOMERVILLE enters with news of 
Clarence.
     KING EDWARD and the DUKE OF GLOSTER enter, with 
SOLDIERS; they demand WARWICK's surrender; WARWICK defies 
them.
     The EARL OF OXFORD and his FORCES enter, followed by 
the MARQUESS OF MONTAGUE and the DUKE OF SOMERSET and their 
FORCES, all declaring for Lancaster.
     The DUKE OF CLARENCE enters, but abandons WARWICK's 
cause for his brother's; battle preparations commence.

5/2  A field of battle near Barnet.
     KING EDWARD lugs in the wounded EARL OF WARWICK, then 
exits; WARWICK prepares for death.
     The EARL OF OXFORD and the DUKE OF SOMERSET enter with 
news of the Marquess of Montague's death, and the landing of 
Queen Margaret's reinforcements; WARWICK dies.

5/3  Another part of the field. 
     KING EDWARD enters in triumph, accompanied by the DUKE 
OF GLOSTER, the DUKE OF CLARENCE, and his other allies; they 
prepare to battle Queen Margaret.

5/4  Plains near Tewksbury.
     QUEEN MARGARET, seconded by the PRINCE OF WALES, urges 
the EARL OF OXFORD and the DUKE OF SOMERSET to take the 
places of Clarence and Montague.
     A MESSENGER enters with news of the approach of King 
Edward.
     KING EDWARD, the DUKE OF GLOSTER, the DUKE OF CLARENCE, 
and their FORCES enter; QUEEN MARGARET and KING EDWARD 
exhort their armies to fight.

5/5  Another part of the field.
     KING EDWARD, with the DUKE OF GLOSTER, the DUKE OF 
CLARENCE, and SOLDIERS, have captured QUEEN MARGARET, the 
EARL OF OXFORD, and the DUKE OF SOMERSET; OXFORD and 
SOMERSET are led off.
     SOLDIERS enter, leading the PRINCE OF WALES; the PRINCE 
OF WALES defiantly demands KING EDWARD's allegiance; he is 
stabbed to death by KING EDWARD, GLOSTER, and CLARENCE; 
QUEEN MARGARET swoons.
     GLOSTER exits in haste to the Tower.
     QUEEN MARGARET mourns her son; she is taken away; KING 
EDWARD and CLARENCE depart for London.

5/6  London. The Tower.
     The DUKE OF GLOSTER, with KING HENRY on the walls, 
sends away the LIEUTENANT OF THE TOWER.
     KING HENRY mourns the death of his son and excoriates 
the GLOSTER; GLOSTER kills HENRY, then soliloquizes on his 
own evil ambitions.

5/7  London. The palace.
     KING EDWARD celebrates the peace with QUEEN ELIZABETH, 
the DUKE OF GLOSTER, the DUKE OF CLARENCE, LORD HASTINGS, 
and ATTENDANTS; EDWARD asks GLOSTER and CLARENCE to kiss the 
young PRINCE, who is with a NURSE.
     KING EDWARD exiles Queen Margaret to France.