description: Henry VI is tricked into marrying Margaret lover of the Earl of Suffolk, who hopes to rule the kingdom through her influence. There is one great obstacle in Suffolk's path, however the noble Lord Protector, who he slyly orders to be murdered. Discovering this betrayal, Henry banishes Suffolk, but with his Lord Protector gone the unworldly young King must face his greatest impending Civil War and the rising threat of the House of York.
language: English
title: Henry VI, Part II
titlecomplete: Henry VI, Part II
characters: John Southwell, Sheriff of London, Sir John Stanley, William Stafford, Earl of Salisbury, Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, Mayor of St Albans, Asmath, Simpcox's wife, Sir Humphrey Stafford, King Henry VI, King of England, Walter Whitmore, Cardinal Beaufort, John Hum, Thomas Horner, Edward, Earl of March, Jack Cade, Lord Saye, Lord Scales, Peter Thump, Lord Clifford, Roger Bolingbroke, Alderman of St Albans, Duke of Buckingham, George Bevis, Duchess Eleanor of Gloucester, William de la Pole, John Holland, Sander Simpcox, Richard Plantagenet, Matthew Gough, Earl of Warwick, Alexander Iden, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Somerset, Margery Jourdayne, Queen Margaret, Young Clifford
genres: Classics, Drama, Theatre, Historical, Plays, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Literature, 16th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 7420
series: Shakespeare's Minor Tetralogy, Henry VI, Wars of the Roses
publisher: Penguin UK