The Royal Shakespeare Company is co-presented with the University of Michigan. Members of the RSC will participate in nearly three weeks of workshops, master classes and lectures on the University of Michigan campus and throughout southeastern Michigan. All activities will be open to the general public. Part II Jack Cade leads an anarchic uprising against Henry VI, made powerless by the warring factions of his new wife, Margaret of Anjou, and the House of York, as England descends deeper into anarchy and bloody civil strife. Henry VI, Part III Henry VI concedes that the House of York shall inherit the crown after his death, angering his wife Margaret, who fights for the House of Lancaster.
Fathers kill sons, and sons kill fathers.
The House of York prevails, and Edward IV is crowned, unaware that his brother Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is already plotting his downfall. The Duke of Gloucester plots and butchers his way to the throne, even murdering his own young nephews in the Tower of London. The Royal Shakespeare Company is a co-presentation of the University Musical Society and the University of Michigan. You will need Acrobat Reader to view this file. If you do not have it you can Download Acrobat Reader now.