Learning that Margaret’s army is marching toward his castle, York prepares to meet them in the field (for the battle of Wakefield). Act 1, scene 2 York is persuaded by his sons Edward and Richard to break his oath to Henry and fight for the crown.Queen Margaret, enraged that Henry’s son Edward is thus being disinherited, leaves to gather an army of her own. Faced with Warwick’s soldiers, Henry offers to make York his heir to the throne if he himself can remain king. Act 1, scene 1 Richard, Duke of York, aided by the Earl of Warwick, occupies King Henry VI’s throne.Richard murders King Henry and begins to plot his way to the crown.
King Edward captures Margaret and helps to kill her son, Prince Edward. When Clarence abandons Warwick, Warwick is defeated and killed. King Edward’s brother Clarence joins with Warwick to capture Edward and free King Henry.Richard, now Duke of Gloucester, rescues his brother, King Edward, who returns, captures King Henry, and leads an army against Warwick. Edward, now Edward IV, captures Henry.Warwick breaks with King Edward and joins with Margaret to raise a French army. After Margaret and her supporters kill York, Warwick proclaims that York’s son Edward is king. York breaks his oath to Henry and fights for the crown. York invades the throne-room of Henry VI with Warwick’s army, but allows Henry to remain king if he makes York his heir-thus disinheriting Henry’s son, Prince Edward.Infuriated, Henry’s queen, Margaret, raises an army. At first, Richard, Duke of York, is allied with Warwick.
Entire Play The English crown changes hands often in Henry VI, Part 3.
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