14 RICHARD III Characters House of York

 King Edward IV – King of England  Richard, Duke of Gloucester – brother to Edward IV; later King Richard III  George, Duke of Clarence – Edward IV's brother  Duchess of York – Edward, Richard and George's mother  Edward, Prince of Wales – Edward IV's eldest son; later King Edward V (never crowned)  Richard, Duke of York – Edward IV's younger son  Boy – George's son  Girl – George's daughter House of Lancaster

 Queen Margaret – widow of King Henry VI  Ghost of King Henry VI  Ghost of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales – Henry VI's son  Lady Anne Neville – widow of Edward of Westminster; later Queen to King Richard III  Tressel and Berkeley – Lady Anne's attendants (non-speaking roles) Woodville family

 Queen Elizabeth – Queen to King Edward IV  Earl Rivers – Elizabeth's brother  Marquis of Dorset – Elizabeth's son (from a previous marriage)  Lord Richard Grey – Elizabeth's son (from a previous marriage)  Sir Thomas Vaughan – ally of Rivers and Grey

Richard III's group

 Duke of Buckingham  Sir William Catesby  Duke of Norfolk  Earl of Surrey[a] – Norfolk's son  Sir Richard Ratcliffe  Sir James Tyrrell – assassin  Lord Lovel[b]  Two Murderers  Richard's page Earl of Richmond's group

 Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond – Henry VI's nephew; later King Henry VII  Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby – Richmond's stepfather  Earl of Oxford[c]  Sir Walter Herbert[d]  Sir James Blunt[e]  Sir William Brandon – Richmond's standard-bearer (non-speaking role) Clergy

 Archbishop of Canterbury[f]  Archbishop of York[g]  Bishop of Ely  Sir Christopher – chaplain of Stanley's household  John – priest

Other Characters

 Lord Hastings – Lord Chamberlain under Edward IV  Sir Robert Brackenbury – Lieutenant of the Tower  Lord Mayor of London  Scrivener  Keeper of the Tower[h]  Three Citizens  Hastings – pursuivant[i]  Sheriff of Wiltshire[j]  Ghosts of Clarence, Rivers, Grey, Vaughan, Edward (Prince of Wales), Richard (Duke of York), Hastings, Lady Anne and Buckingham  Lords, Messengers, Soldiers etc. Other

 Although they do not appear in the text of the play, many productions include as on-stage characters Jane Shore (Edward IV's mistress), Elizabeth of York (Edward IV's daughter, later queen consort to Richmond [Henry VII]), and George Stanley (Lord Stanley's son, who is held hostage by Richard prior to the Battle of Bosworth Field)