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{{quote|''Why, what is pomp, rule, reign, but earth and dust?''
''And, live we how we can, yet die we must.''|'''Warwick''', V.ii}}
A history play by [[William Shakespeare]], ''[[Henry VI Part 3]]'' is the last of three plays describing the end of the [[Hundred Years' War]] and the outbreak of the [[Wars of the Roses]]. In the final chapter of the trilogy, the houses of Lancaster and York wage bloody war against each other until one is victorious. The play also sets up conflicts and characters for ''[[Richard III]]''.
The play opens with a face-off between York and Henry and their respective supporters. Henry gives in to the Yorkist threats and agrees a deal: York will inherit the throne on the natural death of Henry. Disgusted with the King's cowardice, Margaret and his other supporters continue the war on their own, defeating the Yorkists in battle. York's youngest son, Rutland, is murdered by Young Clifford and York captured, taunted with the death of his son, and then executed.
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As the trilogy ends, things are looking rosy for the House of York -- the Lancastrian cause seems dead and gone, and there is a new heir to the throne -- young Edward. As Richard of Gloucester, the King's brother, summarises it at the start of the next play -- "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York". That's right, folks -- he's going to become [[Richard III]] very soon and we all know how that turned out...
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* [[Abdicate the Throne]]: Forced.
* [[Anti
* [[The Clan]]: Several, but especially the House of York.
* [[
* [[Decapitation Presentation]]: There are lots of disembodied heads floating around in this play, and although this action is not mentioned explicitly in the stage directions many directors do it anyway, 'cause it looks <s>awesome</s> terrifying.
* [[Everyone Is Related]]: Expected, given that almost every major character is of noble blood and there's not ''that'' much to go around.
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* [[Handicapped Badass]]: Richard's pretty good in battle, in spite of his crooked back, gimp arm, and short leg.
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: [[Henry VI]], sitting on his little hill in the middle of a battlefield, delivers speech about how he would have liked to be born a simple man.
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''To be no better than a homely swain;''
''To sit upon a hill, as I do now,''
''To carve out dials quaintly, point by point,''
''Thereby to see the minutes how they run,''
''How many make the hour full complete;'' }}
* [[It Got Worse]]: First, the popular and successful Henry V dies of dysentery in his twenties. His heir is a baby. The nobles squabble over the regency, creating civil unrest. England's territory in France is lost. Then there's a rebellion. Then Richard of York tries to usurp the throne and kicks off the Wars of the Roses, one of the bloodiest periods in English history (the Battle of Towton alone killed 28,000 - about 1% of the entire English population at the time) and we haven't even got to [[Richard III]] yet.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]
* [[Mama Bear]]: Margaret, over her son's death.
* [[Non
* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Richard, when pursuing Young Clifford.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Richard, despite all his crimes later on and continuing in his own play, is genuinely outraged by the deaths of his father and brother and is determined to kill their murderer.
* [[Regent for Life]]: Henry VI agrees to make Richard of York his heir if he, Henry, is allowed to finish his reign.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Young Clifford, Margaret, the York brothers - in fact, nearly everybody.
* [[Start of Darkness]]: Richard Duke of Gloucester, on his way to becoming Richard III.
* [[Turncoat]]: Warwick once, Burgundy once, Clarence twice.
** Also lampshaded in the [[Cheese
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* [[Welcome Back, Traitor]]: Clarence -- though it doesn't take much to persuade his brother Richard to murder him in the next play...
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