![]() ![]() Richard also tells King Edward, his brother, that their brother Clarence is plotting against Edward while Clarence is being imprisoned in the Tower of London, Richard sends men to drown Clarence in a butt of Malmsey wine. With this ambition in mind, Richard sets about wooing Anne, the widow of a man Richard has himself murdered. Deformed and ugly, and spurned by women at court, Richard realises that the only pleasure he will get from life is through gaining power – and, ultimately, the throne. However, one man isn’t happy: Edward’s brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. After the various battles and power struggles documented in the three Henry VI plays, this ‘winter of discontent’ has given way to a ‘glorious summer’ with Edward, of the royal house of York, ruling securely as King of England. ![]()
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