Henry VI, Part 3

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early modern English drama history play stage play

Henry VI, Part 3 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the violent power struggles of the Wars of the Roses leading up to the rise of the House of York.

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Label	Occurrences
Henry VI, Part 3 canonical	15
The True Tragedy of Richard Duke of York	2
Henry VI trilogy	1
The Third Part of Henry the Sixth	1
The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster	1
William Shakespeare’s plays Henry VI, Part 3	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1869836 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Henry VI, Part 3
Context triple: [Shakespearean tragedies, includesWork, Henry VI, Part 3]

A. Henry IV, Part 2
Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that continues the story of King Henry IV’s troubled reign and Prince Hal’s journey toward kingship, blending political drama with the comic world of Falstaff and his companions.
B. Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the turbulent reign of King Henry IV and the coming-of-age of his son, Prince Hal, amid rebellion and political unrest in England.
C. Henry V (1989 film)
Henry V (1989 film) is a British historical war drama directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, adapting Shakespeare’s play about the young English king’s campaign in France during the Hundred Years’ War.
D. The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown is a British television series that adapts William Shakespeare’s history plays from the Henriad cycle into cinematic productions.
E. Despenser War
The Despenser War was a baronial rebellion in early 14th-century England against King Edward II’s favorites, the Despenser family, which helped pave the way for Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer’s later invasion and the king’s deposition.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Henry VI, Part 3
Target entity description: Henry VI, Part 3 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the violent power struggles of the Wars of the Roses leading up to the rise of the House of York.

A. Henry IV, Part 2
Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that continues the story of King Henry IV’s troubled reign and Prince Hal’s journey toward kingship, blending political drama with the comic world of Falstaff and his companions.
B. Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the turbulent reign of King Henry IV and the coming-of-age of his son, Prince Hal, amid rebellion and political unrest in England.
C. Henry V (1989 film)
Henry V (1989 film) is a British historical war drama directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, adapting Shakespeare’s play about the young English king’s campaign in France during the Hundred Years’ War.
D. The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown is a British television series that adapts William Shakespeare’s history plays from the Henriad cycle into cinematic productions.
E. Despenser War
The Despenser War was a baronial rebellion in early 14th-century England against King Edward II’s favorites, the Despenser family, which helped pave the way for Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer’s later invasion and the king’s deposition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early modern English drama ⓘ history play ⓘ stage play ⓘ
approximateCompositionDate	c. 1590–1591 ⓘ
author	William Shakespeare ⓘ
basedOn	Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles ⓘ linked to: Holinshed's Chronicles chronicles of Edward Hall ⓘ
belongsToLiteraryPeriod	English Renaissance ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
dramatises	decline of the House of Lancaster ⓘ political instability in 15th-century England ⓘ rise of the House of York ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Clifford ⓘ Edward IV ⓘ linked to: Edward IV of England George, Duke of Clarence ⓘ linked to: George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence King Henry VI ⓘ linked to: King Henry VI of England Prince Edward of Westminster ⓘ Queen Margaret ⓘ Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York ⓘ linked to: Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York Richard, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ Warwick, Earl of Warwick ⓘ linked to: Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
featuresHistoricalEvent	Battle of Barnet ⓘ Battle of Tewkesbury ⓘ Battle of Towton ⓘ Battle of Wakefield ⓘ
firstPrintedIn	1623 ⓘ First Folio ⓘ linked to: First Folio of Shakespeare
followedBy	Richard III ⓘ linked to: Richard III of England
follows	Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ
genre	chronicle history ⓘ history play ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle	The Third Part of Henry the Sixth ⓘ linked to: Henry VI, Part 3 The True Tragedy of Richard Duke of York ⓘ linked to: Henry VI, Part 3
hasForm	blank verse ⓘ prose passages ⓘ
language	Early Modern English ⓘ
mainTheme	betrayal ⓘ civil war ⓘ legitimacy of kingship ⓘ power struggle ⓘ revenge ⓘ
notableFor	depiction of extreme violence on stage ⓘ early development of the character Richard III ⓘ portrayal of Queen Margaret as a warrior queen ⓘ
partOf	First Tetralogy ⓘ Henry VI trilogy ⓘ linked to: Henry VI, Part 3
settingPeriod	Wars of the Roses ⓘ
settingPlace	England ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shakespearean tragedies → includesWork → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

Shakespeare quartos → includesEditionOf → The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster ⓘ

linked to: Henry VI, Part 3

Shakespeare quartos → includesEditionOf → The True Tragedy of Richard Duke of York ⓘ

linked to: Henry VI, Part 3

First Folio of Shakespeare → containsWork → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

Works of William Shakespeare → includesWork → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

subject linked to: works of William Shakespeare

Margaret of Anjou → portrayedIn → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

The Hollow Crown → basedOn → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

Henry VI, Part 3 → partOf → Henry VI trilogy ⓘ

linked to: Henry VI, Part 3

Henry VI, Part 3 → hasAlternativeTitle → The Third Part of Henry the Sixth ⓘ

linked to: Henry VI, Part 3

Henry VI, Part 3 → hasAlternativeTitle → The True Tragedy of Richard Duke of York ⓘ

linked to: Henry VI, Part 3

William Shakespeare's Richard III → prequelPlays → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

Holinshed's Chronicles → influencedWork → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

Henry VI, Part 2 → followedBy → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

Margaret of Anjou → portrayedIn → William Shakespeare’s plays Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

subject linked to: Queen Margaret of Anjou

linked to: Henry VI, Part 3

Queen Margaret → appearsInWork → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

First Tetralogy → hasPart → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

Chronicles of Edward Hall → usedAsSourceFor → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

subject linked to: chronicles of Edward Hall

The Wars of the Roses (stage production) → basedOn → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

Shakespearean histories → includesWork → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays → includesWork → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

Duke of Buckingham → appearsInWork → Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ

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