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William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 3), Act III

Act IIIScene IA forest in the north of EnglandEnter two Keepers, with cross-bows in their handsFirst KeeperUnder this thick-grown brake we'll shroud ourselves; For through this laund anon the…

William Shakespeare: Henry VI (Pt 3), Act IV

Act IVScene ILondon. The palaceEnter Gloucester, Clarence, Somerset, and MontagueGloucesterNow tell me, brother Clarence, what think you Of this new marriage with the Lady Grey? Hath not our…

Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of

(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, Humphrey, duke of, 1391–1447, English nobleman; youngest son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun. He was well educated and had a great interest in humanist scholarship. After the…

Plays by William Shakespeare

William ShakespeareContentsThe TempestDramatis PersonaeAct IScene IScene IIAct IIScene IScene IIAct IIIScene IScene IIScene IIIAct IVScene IAct VScene IEpilogueTwo Gentlemen of VeronaDramatis…

Hampton, part of Greater London, England

(Encyclopedia) Hampton, since 1965 part of the Greater London outer borough of Richmond upon Thames, SE England, on the Thames River. It is the site of Hampton Court Palace, which occupies about…

Margaret Tudor

(Encyclopedia) Margaret Tudor, 1489–1541, queen consort of James IV of Scotland; daughter of Henry VII of England and sister of Henry VIII. Her marriage (1503) to James was accompanied by a treaty of…

York, Richard, duke of

(Encyclopedia) York, Richard, duke of, 1411–60, English nobleman, claimant to the throne. He was descended from Edward III through his father, Richard, earl of Cambridge, grandson of that king, and…