Thomas of Woodstock

Thomas of Woodstock and Richard the Second Part One are two names for an untitled, anonymous and apparently incomplete manuscript of an Elizabethan play depicting events in the reign of King Richard II. Attributions of the play to William Shakespeare have been nearly universally rejected, and it does not appear in major editions of the Shakespeare apocrypha. The play has been often cited as a possible influence on Shakespeare's Richard II, as well as Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, but new dating of the text brings that relationship into question. Characters Dramatis Personae after Corbin and Sedge (2002) Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester – uncle to the king and Lord Protector John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster –uncle to the king Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York – uncle to the king Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel, Lord Admiral of England Earl of Surrey (possibly Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey) Sir Thomas Cheney, supporter of Woodstock and his brothers Nicholas Exton, Lord Mayor of London King Richard II of England Sir Henry Greene – favourite of Richard Sir Edward Bagot – favourite of Richard and Sheriff of Leicester Sir William Bushy – favourite of Richard, Sheriff of Lincoln, Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Thomas Scroop – favourite of Richard, Earl of Wiltshire, Treasurer of England Sir Robert Tresilian, a lawyer, subsequently Lord Chief Justice of England Nimble, his man A Servant to Tresilian Crosby, law officer to Tresilian Fleming, law officer to Tresilian Master Ignorance, the Baily of Dunstable A Farmer A Butcher Cowtail, a grazier A Schoolmaster A Serving-man A Whistler A Servant at Plashy House A Spruce Courtier His Horse Cynthia, prologue to the masque representing the Moon The Shrieve of Kent The Shrieve of Northumberland Lapoole, Governor of Calais Ghost of Edward the Black Prince Ghost of Edward III of England 1 Murderer 2 Murderer A Gentleman Soldiers of the Calais garrison Queen Anne O'Beame, Queen of England Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester, wife of Thomas of Woodstock Philippa de Coucy, Duchess of Ireland, widow of Robert de Vere, the King's former favourite A Maid-in-waiting to the Queen Courtiers, Masquers, Gentlemen, Servants, Maids, Soldiers, Archers