History play · c. 1591
The Third Part of King Henry the Sixth
Henry VI, weak and pious, disinherits his own son in favour of the Duke of York, setting the Wars of the Roses ablaze: York is taunted and slain at Wakefield, the king watches the carnage from a molehill at Towton, and Warwick the Kingmaker changes sides when Edward IV marries for love. Edward's victory at Tewkesbury closes the play, with Gloucester, the future Richard III, murdering the captive Henry in the Tower.
Contents · 29 parts
- Persons of the Play24 lines
- Act I, Scene 1about 290 lines
- Act I, Scene 283 lines
- Act I, Scene 360 lines
- Act I, Scene 4about 170 lines
- Act II, Scene 1about 210 lines
- Act II, Scene 2about 180 lines
- Act II, Scene 362 lines
- Act II, Scene 417 lines
- Act II, Scene 5about 150 lines
- Act II, Scene 6about 120 lines
- Act III, Scene 189 lines
- Act III, Scene 2about 200 lines
- Act III, Scene 3about 280 lines
- Act IV, Scene 1about 150 lines
- Act IV, Scene 232 lines
- Act IV, Scene 356 lines
- Act IV, Scene 438 lines
- Act IV, Scene 533 lines
- Act IV, Scene 6about 100 lines
- Act IV, Scene 797 lines
- Act IV, Scene 868 lines
- Act V, Scene 1about 110 lines
- Act V, Scene 256 lines
- Act V, Scene 327 lines
- Act V, Scene 487 lines
- Act V, Scene 5about 100 lines
- Act V, Scene 675 lines
- Act V, Scene 749 lines