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Characters: Richard II

KING RICHARD II: Grandson of King Edward and son of Edward the Black Prince.

QUEEN, Richard’s wife.

JOHN OF GAUNT, duke of Lancaster, Richard’s uncle, and Henry Bolingbroke’s father.

HENRY BOLINGBROKE, John of Gaunt’s son, duke of Hereford, and later King Henry IV.

EDMUND OF LANGLEY, Duke of York, King Richard, and Bolingbroke’s uncle

DUCHESS OF YORK, York’s wife.

**DUKE OF AUMERLE,**York’s son and the Earl of Rutland, cousin to Richard and Bolingbroke.

DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER, widow of Thomas of Woodstock and aunt of Richard and Bolingbroke.

THOMAS MOWBRAY, duke of Norfolk.

EARL OF SALISBURY, supporter of King Richard.

**LORD BERKELEY,**supporter of King Richard.

DUKE OF SURREY, supporter of King Richard.

**BISHOP OF CARLISLE,**supporter of King Richard.

**SIR STEPHEN SCROOP,**supporter of King Richard.

**ABBOT OF WESTMINSTER,**supporter of King Richard.

BUSHY, a supporter and favorite of King Richard.

BAGOT, a supporter and favorite of King Richard.

GREEN, a supporter and favorite of King Richard.

EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND, supporter of Bolingbroke

**HARRY PERCY,**Northumberland’s son and supporter of Bolingbroke.

**LORD ROSS,**supporter of Bolingbroke.

**LORD WILLOUGHBY,**supporter of Bolingbroke.

LORD FITZWATER, supporter of Bolingbroke.

SIR PIERCE OF EXTON, supporter of Bolingbroke.

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As You Like It

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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

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