# Henry VI, Part III — Character guide

> Key figures in Henry VI, Part III by William Shakespeare.

- [King Henry VI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/king_henry_vi.md): The pious and gentle king of England, struggling to maintain his throne against Yorkist claimants.
- [Queen Margaret](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/queen_margaret.md): Fierce and vengeful queen of Henry VI, leading the Lancastrian cause with ruthless determination.
- [King Edward IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/edward_iv.md): Ambitious Yorkist king who seizes the throne and battles to secure his rule.
- [Richard, Duke of Gloucester](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/richard_duke_of_gloucester.md): Deformed and cunning Yorkist brother, later King Richard III, who schemes for power.
- [Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/warwick.md): The powerful 'Kingmaker' who shifts allegiance between York and Lancaster.
- [George, Duke of Clarence](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/george_duke_of_clarence.md): Fickle Yorkist brother who betrays Edward IV for Warwick, then returns.
- [Lord Hastings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/lord_hastings.md): Loyal Yorkist nobleman and supporter of King Edward IV.
- [Prince Edward of Westminster](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/prince_edward_of_westminster.md): Son of Henry VI and Margaret, brave Lancastrian heir killed after Tewkesbury.
- [Lord Clifford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/clifford.md): Fierce Lancastrian lord who avenges his father's death by killing Rutland.
- [Lady Elizabeth Grey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/lady_grey.md): Widow who becomes Queen Elizabeth IV after marrying Edward IV.
- [King Lewis XI](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/king_lewis_xi.md): French king who brokers alliances between Warwick and Margaret.
- [Lady Bona](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/lady_bona.md): Sister of the French queen, briefly betrothed to Edward IV.
- [Edmund, Earl of Rutland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/rutland.md): Young Yorkist prince murdered by Clifford after the Battle of Wakefield.
- [John Neville, Marquess of Montague](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/montague.md): Warwick's brother who initially supports York but later defects.
- [Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/somerset.md): Lancastrian duke executed after the Battle of Tewkesbury.
- [Earl of Northumberland](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/northumberland.md): Lancastrian nobleman who eventually abandons Henry VI.
- [Sir John Montgomery](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/sir_john_montgomery.md): Yorkist knight who helps Edward IV reclaim the throne.
- [Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/rivers.md): Brother of Queen Elizabeth and loyal Yorkist lord.
- [John de Vere, Earl of Oxford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/oxford.md): Lancastrian nobleman who fights for Henry VI.
- [Sir John Mortimer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/sir_john_mortimer.md): Yorkist supporter and uncle to Edward IV.
- [Sir Hugh Mortimer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/sir_hugh_mortimer.md): Yorkist supporter and uncle to Edward IV.
- [Sir William Stanley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/sir_william_stanley.md): Yorkist knight who aids Edward IV's restoration.
- [Sir Richard Grey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/sir_richard_grey.md): Son of Queen Elizabeth, executed by Richard of Gloucester.
- [Lord Stafford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/lord_stafford.md): Yorkist nobleman who fights for Edward IV.
- [Earl of Pembroke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/pembroke.md): Yorkist supporter who raises forces for Edward IV.
- [Duke of Norfolk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/norfolk.md): Yorkist nobleman who fights at the Battle of Barnet.
- [First Watchman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/first_watchman.md): Guard at the gates of York who reports to Edward IV.
- [Huntsman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/huntsman.md): Forester who helps Edward IV escape after a battle.
- [Post](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/post.md): Messenger who brings news to the French court.
- [Messenger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/characters/messenger.md): Courier delivering battle reports to Warwick.

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