The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Third Part of King Henry VI Author: William Shakespeare and Michael Hattaway(Ed.) Retail Price: $12.99 Our Price: $11.69 Save: 1.30 (10.01%) Availability: In Stock        A series of outstanding productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company and others have recently demonstrated the theatrical vitality of Shakespeare's plays about the reign of Henry VI. In the Third Part Shakespeare extends his essay on monarchical politics by contrasting two kings, the good but ineffective Henry VI with his rival, the sensual and victorious Edward IV. He also offers more evidence of the perils of aristocratic factionalism in a series of scenes that display the grievous wounds caused by the Wars of the Roses. Here we watch the savage death of the Duke of York at the hands of Queen Margaret, the moving lament of King Henry as he witnesses the slaughter of the battle of Towton where the Lancastrians were defeated, and finally, Henry's death at the hands of Richard of Gloucester, later King Richard III. First edition of the play for 22 years The history plays are frequently performed. The three parts of Henry VI are often staged together Similar Items you may enjoy! The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The First Part of King Henry VI Author: William Shakespeare and Michael Hattaway(Ed.) Our Price: $11.69 The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Second Part of King Henry VI Author: William Shakespeare and Michael Hattaway(Ed.) Our Price: $11.69 The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The First Part of King Henry IV, 2nd Edition Author: William Shakespeare, Judith Weil(Ed.) and Herbert Weil Our Price: $11.69 The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Second Part of King Henry IV, 2nd Edition Author: William Shakespeare, Giorgio Melchiori(Ed.) and Adam Hansen Our Price: $11.69

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