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the daughter of the Queen of England, who becomes part of an arranged marriage to the rebel leader to unite the houses of Lancaster and York.
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the brother of both the Duke of Gloucester and the King of England who is murdered so he cannot ascend to the throne, leaving his son and daughter behind.
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a.k.a. The King of England, aiming to fix the political divisions under his reign. Is the subject of most of the Duke of Gloucester's schemes at the beginning of the play.
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a.k.a. the Duke of Gloucester, the central character and villain of the play; exhibits atrocious tendencies towards those he knows in order to gain power.
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the Duke of Gloucester's right hand man; almost as evil and dastardly as the Duke of Gloucester himself.
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the widow of the deceased Prince Edward, who then marries the Duke of Gloucester. Margaret, widow of the dead king Henry VI, mother to the dead Prince Edward; deeply hates all who did nothing regarding the destruction of the Lancaster family.
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the rebel leader of the Lancaster family, who gathers an army to overthrow the Duke of Gloucester and reclaim the throne.
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the wife of the King of England, and the mother to two young princes and a daughter; after her husband's death, she opposes the attempt of the Duke of Gloucester to claim the throne.
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