Henry VI Part 2 Characters List

See below for a full list of all of Shakespeare’s Henry VI Part 2 characters:

KING HENRY THE SIXTH

MARGARET, Queen to King Henry

HUMPHREY, Duke of Gloucester, his Uncle

ELEANOR, Duchess of Gloucester

CARDINAL BEAUFORT, Bishop of Winchester, Great-Uncle to the King

RICHARD PLANTAGENET, Duke of York

EDWARD and RICHARD, his Sons

DUKE OF SOMERSET, DUKE OF SUFFOLK, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM, & LORD CLIFFORD, Of the King’s Party

YOUNG CLIFFORD, his Son,

EARL OF SALISBURY, & EARL OF WARWICK, of the York Faction

LORD SCALES, Governor of the Tower

SIR HUMPHREY STAFFORD, and WILLIAM STAFFORD, his Brother

LORD SAY

A Sea-captain, Master, and Master’s Mate

WALTER WHITMORE

SIR JOHN STANLEY

Two Gentlemen, prisoners with Suffolk

VAUX

MATTHEW GOFFE

JOHN HUME and JOHN SOUTHWELL, Priests

BOLINGBROKE, a Conjurer

A Spirit raised by him

MARGERY JOURDAIN, a Witch

THOMAS HORNER, an Armourer

PETER, his Man

Clerk of Chatham

Mayor of St Alban’s

SIMPCOX, an Impostor

Wife to Simpcox

Two Murderers

JACK CADE, a Rebel

GEORGE BEVIS, JOHN HOLLAND, DICK the Butcher, SMITH the Weaver, MICHAEL, &c, Followers of Cade

ALEXANDER IDEN, a Kentish Gentleman

Lords, Ladies, and Attendants; Herald, Petitioners, Aldermen, a Beadle, Sheriff, and Officers; Citizens, Prentices, Falconers, Guards, Soldiers, Messengers

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