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sunil's polymath corner
The boy king has grown into a weak King Henry VI, more comfortable with prayer than politics. His marriage brings the magnetic Margaret of Anjou as a major player, while the squabbling among the noble houses grows ever more contentious. Jack Cade's populist rebellion is the spark that results in all out war.
[Picture: Cade Rebellion part of Old Kent Road mural, Adam Kossowski, 1965]
A Few Thoughts...
On Stage:
2016, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, as part of Tug of War: Civil Strife, a six-hour adaptation of Henry VI, Parts 2 & 3 and Richard III. Dir: Barbara Gaines
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