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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CynthiaHAttractive edition with useful notes; exactly what I was looking for.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Always a go-to for reading.By G.S.There are better publishings of Shakespeare; but Folger has some of the most accessible formatting; punctuation; and notes for first time readers. Every time I start working on a Shakespeare play; I start by reading the Folger version.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Come for the language; stay for the storyBy Ricardo MioWhen the good Duke of Gloucester (and Henry VIs one true friend); speaks out against the kings marriage to Margaret of Anjou--because she has brought no dowry--he discovers the other nobles; instead of supporting him; plot to use his words in turning the king against him. Gloucester is stripped of his title as the Kings Lord Protector; arrested and imprisoned for high treason while the kindly king does nothing. When Gloucester in murdered; Henry expresses regret and still does nothing. Such is the state of England under pathetic King Henry VI. Henry is seeking a life of tranquility; of reading and reflection; and hopes the problems of his kingdom will somehow go away. Dowry or not; his wife Margaret knows better. She is a tigress prepared to fight for her husbands realm; even if he wont.The conniving Duke of York; meanwhile; is plotting to displace Henry and make himself king on the basis of some obscure genealogical claim. He has supporters within the court but needs an army. He gets an army when he is asked to put down an uprising in Ireland (is that convenient or what?). Before departing; he encourages a commoner name Jack Cade to incite a rebellion as a means of destabilizing the kingdom. Cades ragtag army gets as far as London before being stopped; but not until one of Cades lieutenants utters one of Shakespeares immortal lines: "First thing we do lets kill all the lawyers."Having put down the Irish rebellion; York returns triumphant; declares he is the true king; and the Wars of the Roses begins in earnest: Henry; Margaret; Lord Clifford and the Duke of Somerset for the House of Lancaster; York and his sons; and the Earls of Warwick and Salisbury for the House of York. The Yorkists win the battle of St. Albans where Clifford and Somerset are slain; but the battle for the English crown has only just begun.Despite a decided lack of heroes; 2 Henry VI has a swashbuckling air about it that makes for a compelling read. The Irish dramatist Sean OCasey described the Henry VI trilogy as "Battles; castles; and marching armies; kings; queens; knights and esquires in robes today and in armor tomorrow; shouting their soldiers to attack; or saying a last lone word before poor life gave out; of mighty men of valor joining this king and ravaging that one; of a king gaining a crown and a king losing it; of kings and knights rushing on their foes and of kings and captains flying from them." Indeed; read the Henry VI trilogy for the language and be entertained by the story.