Henry VI Part 3 ( download full text ) Plot Summary:

York has taken the English crown. Henry meets York and says that if he is allowed to rule until his death, the crown will then pass to the house of York. Queen Margaret is angry because this would prevent her son, the Prince of Wales becoming King. Margaret leads an army which defeats the army of York and York is killed. Yorkist forces regroup and chase Henry and Margaret from England. Edward, the eldest son of York, becomes King. Henry returns to England and is imprisoned in the Tower of London. Margaret begs the French King for support. The York brothers grow apart, as Richard wants the throne for himself. A French army tries to help Margaret and her son the Prince of Wales. The Prince is captured and killed, though Edward allows Margaret to live. Richard visits Henry in the Tower of London and kills him. Richard plots to seize the throne of England.
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