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sunil's polymath corner
All out Civil War as the houses of York and Lancaster wage a series of battles with neither ever completely gaining the upper hand. The crown passes back and forth between Henry VI and Edward IV, while two charismatic figures Margaret of Anjou and Richard of York (soon to be Richard III) steal our attention.
[Picture: Margaret of Anjou from Book of Romances, illustrated by Talbot Master, 1445]
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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