Queen Margaret

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Queen Margaret is a formidable and politically astute queen consort of England, best known from Shakespeare’s history plays for her fierce ambition, sharp tongue, and central role in the Wars of the Roses.

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Label Occurrences
Queen Margaret canonical 3
Margaret, former Queen 1

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
queen consort of England ⓘ
alliedWith Lancastrian faction ⓘ
appearsInGenre history plays ⓘ
appearsInWork Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ
Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ
Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ
Richard III ⓘ
associatedEvent Wars of the Roses ⓘ
basedOn Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
characterTrait ambitious ⓘ
formidable ⓘ
politically astute ⓘ
sharp-tongued ⓘ
conflictWith Duke of York ⓘ
Richard, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ
createdBy William Shakespeare ⓘ
dramaticFunction embodiment of Lancastrian cause ⓘ
voice of prophecy and curse in Richard III ⓘ
firstAppearance Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ
genreOfWork history play ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
lastAppearance Richard III ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
nationalityInFiction French ⓘ
notableFor central political role in the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
fierce ambition ⓘ
notableScene cursing scene in Richard III ⓘ
politicalAlignment House of Lancaster ⓘ
portrayedAs eloquent orator ⓘ
politically ruthless ⓘ
vengeful ⓘ
position queen consort ⓘ
roleIn Wars of the Roses ⓘ
settingPeriod 15th-century England ⓘ
spouseOf King Henry VI of England ⓘ
title Queen of England ⓘ
workAuthor William Shakespeare ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Sophie Okonedo → playedCharacter → Queen Margaret ⓘ
Henry VI, Part 3 → featuresCharacter → Queen Margaret ⓘ
Queen Elizabeth → seeksAllianceWith → Margaret, former Queen ⓘ
linked to: Queen Margaret
Queen Elizabeth → hasDialogueWith → Queen Margaret ⓘ