# Duke of Somerset — Henry VI, Part I character guide

> Duke of Somerset in Henry VI, Part I by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Somerset Good Master Vernon, Vernon, Somerset York, York

**First appearance:** 0012-act-ii-scene-iv

## Who they are

English nobleman and rival to Plantagenet in the court power struggle.

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