Monarch Notes, January 1st, 1963
Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Critic: Nugent, F. M. Affiliation: Professor Of English, Seton Hall University King Richard The Third: Act I Act 1: Scene 1 According to history the play covers about fourteen years-from the death of Henry VI, the last of the Lancastrians, in 1471, to the death of the Yorkist, Richard III, formerly Duke of Gloucester, in 1485. The latter's elder brother, King Edward IV, usurped the throne from Henry VI and reigned until 1483. But for dramatic purposes Shakespeare has crowded the events of these years into a few months. When the play opens, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, ...
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