King Henry the Sixth

By William Shakespeare.

Premiered circa 1590.

Contents

• Dramatis Personæ
• Scene
• Act i
• Scene i.   Westminster Abbey.
• Scene ii.   France. Before Orleans.
• Scene iii.   London. Before the Tower.
• Scene iv.   Orleans.
• Scene v.   The same.
• Scene vi.   The same.
• Act ii
• Scene i.   Before Orleans.
• Scene ii.   Orleans. Within the town.
• Scene iii.   Auvergne. The Countess's castle.
• Scene iv.   London. The Temple-garden.
• Scene v.   The Tower of London.
• Act iii
• Scene i.   London. The Parliament-house.
• Scene ii.   France. Before Rouen.
• Scene iii.   The plains near Rouen.
• Scene iv.   Paris. The palace.
• Act iv
• Scene i.   Paris. A hall of state.
• Scene ii.   Before Bourdeaux.
• Scene iii.   Plains in Gascony.
• Scene iv.   Other plains in Gascony.
• Scene v.   The English camp near Bourdeaux.
• Scene vi.   A field of battle.
• Scene vii.   Another part of the field.
• Act v
• Scene i.   London. The palace.
• Scene ii.   France. Plains in Anjou.
• Scene iii.   Before Angiers.
• Scene iv.   Camp of the York in Anjou.
• Scene v.   London. The palace.

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Dramatis Personæ.

• KING HENRY the Sixth
• DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, uncle to the King, and Protector
• DUKE OF BEDFORD, uncle to the King, and Regent of France
• THOMAS BEAUFORT, Duke of Exeter, great-uncle to the King
• HENRY BEAUFORT, great-uncle to the King, Bishop of Winchester, and afterwards Cardinal
• JOHN BEAUFORT, Earl, afterwards Duke, of Somerset
• RICHARD PLANTAGENET, son of Richard, late Earl of Cambridge, afterwards Duke of York
• EARL OF WARWICK
• EARL OF SALISBURY
• EARL OF SUFFOLK
• LORD TALBOT, afterwards Earl of Shrewbury
• JOHN TALBOT, his son
• EDMUND MORTIMER, Earl of March
• SIR JOHN FASTOLFE
• SIR WILLIAM LUCY
• SIR WILLIAM GLANSDALE
• SIR THOMAS GARGRAVE
• Mayor of London
• WOODVILE, Lieutenant of the Tower
• VERNON, of the White-Rose or York faction
• BASSET, of the Red-Rose or Lancaster faction
• A Lawyer, Mortimer's Keepers
• CHARLES, Dauphin, and afterwards King, of France
• REIGNIER, Duke of Anjou, and titular King of Naples
• DUKE OF BURGUNDY
• DUKE OF ALENCON
• BASTARD OF ORLEANS
• Governor of Paris
• Master-Gunner of Orleans and his Son
• General of the French forces in Bordeaux
• A French Sergeant A Porter
• An old Shepherd, father to Joan la Pucelle
• MARGARET, daughter to Reignier, afterwards married to King Henry
• COUNTESS OF AUVERGNE
• JOAN LA PUCELLE, Commonly called Joan of Arc
• Lords, Warders of the Tower, Heralds, Officers, Soldiers, Messengers, and Attendants
• Fiends appearing to La Pucelle.

Scene.

Partly in England, and partly in France.

Speakers, in order of appearance.

• Bedford (19 lines)
• Gloucester (48 lines)
• Exeter (11 lines)
• Messenger (14 lines)
• Charles (41 lines)
• Alencon (18 lines)
• Reignier (24 lines)
• First Warder (2 lines)
• Second Warder (1 line)
• Woodvile (2 lines)
• Mayor (5 lines)
• Officer (1 line)
• Master-Gunner (1 line)
• Boy (2 lines)
• Salisbury (4 lines)
• Talbot (59 lines)
• Gargrave (2 lines)
• Glansdale (1 line)
• Sergeant (1 line)
• First Sentinel (1 line)
• Burgundy (17 lines)
• Sentinels (1 line)
• Captain (5 lines)
• Porter (1 line)
• Suffolk (40 lines)
• Somerset (27 lines)
• Warwick (24 lines)
• Vernon (12 lines)
• Lawyer (2 lines)
• Mortimer (9 lines)
• First Gaoler (2 lines)
• All (1 line)
• First Soldier (1 line)
• Watch (2 lines)
• Fastolfe (3 lines)
• Basset (7 lines)
• York (29 lines)
• General (1 line)
• Lucy (14 lines)
• Servant (1 line)
• Legate (1 line)
• Scout (2 lines)
• Margaret (22 lines)
• Su (1 line)
• Shepherd (4 lines)