Spanning approximately fifty years beginning with the coronation of the king upon the death of Henry V and concluding with the fall of the House of Lancaster, William Shakespeares Henry VI trilogy reveals the kings struggles under the pressures of prolonged wars with his foreign territories in France and Ireland, and the civil war that threatens his reign.At the beginning of Henry VI, Part III, England is now a nation divided. Unable to maintain a lasting peace between his noblemen, Henry VI must defend his crown on the run from the victorious Yorkists after the first battle of St. Albans. Revenge, power, morality, and loyalty come to the forefront within this final play in the Henry VI trilogy as the two sides battle for control and the crown.Known as The Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known.
