English Literarure: Richard Iii

For clarity, the fifth son of Edward III is shown before his 4th son and Edward IV’s eldest child is shown after her brothers. Characters in or referred to in the play are shown in bold.

THE HOUSES OF YORK, LANCASTER AND TUDOR G R E ATLY S I M P L I F I E D

EDWARD III

1st son Edward

2nd son Lionel

5th son Edmund

THE BLACK PRINCE

DUKE OF CLARENCE

DUKE OF YORK

1st

Blanche

=

4th son John of Gaunt

6th son Thomas of Woodstock

2nd

=

DUKE OF LANCASTER

Katherine Swynford

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER

HENRY IV

RICHARD II

COURTIERS

1st

Hastings

Anne Mortimer

=

Richard EARL OF CAMBRIDGE

Richard DUKE OF YORK

=

HENRY V

Cecily

Margaret of Anjou

DUCHESS OF YORK

=

2nd

Katherine of Valois

Edward

=

LADY ELIZABETH GREY

=

George DUKE OF CLARENCE

EDWARD IV

Lady Isobel Neville

=

RICHARD III DUKE OF GLOUCESTER

=

Lady Anne Neville

=

Owen Tudor

Edmund Tudor

= HENRY VI

1st

=

EARL OF RICHMOND

Bishop of Ely

Elizabeth Woodville

=

2nd

Margaret Beaufort

=

Lord Stanley EARL OF DERBY

Henry Stafford

Edward PRINCE OF WALES

DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM

Rivers BROTHER TO ELIZABETH WOODVILLE

Edward

Elizabeth

Richard

Son

Daughter

=

HENRY VII EARL OF RICHMOND

HENRY VIII

Grey BROTHER TO ELIZABETH WOODVILLE

EDWARD VI

HOUSE

OF

YORK

HOUSE OF LANCASTER

MARY

ELIZABETH

HOUSE OF TUDOR