earl of Suffolk

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earl of Suffolk

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Henry VI, Part 1
Divisions, unity, and Joan of Arc’s defeat (Acts III–V)
As Part 1 ends, the earl of Suffolk, who has persuaded Henry to marry Margaret of Anjou, plans to use the alliance to take power for himself:
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As Part 1 ends, the earl of Suffolk, who has persuaded Henry to marry Margaret of Anjou, plans to use the alliance to take power for himself:
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Henry VI, Part 2
Power struggles in Henry VI’s court (Acts I–III)
…who—together with her lover, the duke of Suffolk—plots against Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, and his ambitious duchess, Eleanor. Richard Plantagenet, the duke of York, reveals his secret desire for the crown. He is later suspected of treason when a petition alleges that he had been declared the rightful king by…
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…who—together with her lover, the duke of Suffolk—plots against Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, and his ambitious duchess, Eleanor. Richard Plantagenet, the duke of York, reveals his secret desire for the crown. He is later suspected of treason when a petition alleges that he had been declared the rightful king by…
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