Henry VI Part 1 Characters
Meet the Cast
Joan of Arc or Joan Puzel
Joan's quite a character, maybe the most interesting of the lot. She's bold, clever, and unafraid to break gender stereotypes of her day, plus she comes from poverty but manages to win the support...
Gloucester
Gloucester's got a big job: Lord Protector of England. And this means he basically runs the kingdom until Henry VI is old enough. It's a lot of responsibility to run a kingdom, and it's even more c...
Winchester
Winchester starts off the play with a complaint and the threat of a power play, and he pretty much continues that way. Dude's got quite the chip on his shoulder because nobody gave him a job in Act...
Charles the Dauphin
Charles is the crown prince of France, and a smooth talker as well as an ambitious military leader. He's started a revolt against the English and is doing quite well when the play starts. He's unde...
Richard, Duke of York
Richard's a bit of an outsider with something to prove, so while he hangs out with the aristocracy, he starts the play technically outside of their elite circle. This is because his father was behe...