Henry VI, Part 3

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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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instanceOf early modern English drama
history play
stage play
approximateCompositionDate c. 1590–1591
author William Shakespeare
basedOn Raphael 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
George, Duke of Clarence
King Henry VI
Prince Edward of Westminster
Queen Margaret
Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York
Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Warwick, Earl of Warwick
featuresHistoricalEvent Battle of Barnet
Battle of Tewkesbury
Battle of Towton
Battle of Wakefield
firstPrintedIn 1623
First Folio
followedBy Richard III
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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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
Holinshed's Chronicles influencedWork Henry VI, Part 3
Henry VI, Part 2 followedBy Henry VI, Part 3