Of the King's Party
- King Henry VI – King of England
- Queen Margaret – Queen to Henry VI
- Edward, Prince of Wales – their son
- Lord Clifford – military commander
- Duke of Exeter
- Duke of Somerset (a conflation of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset and Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset, his younger brother)
- Earl of Northumberland
- Earl of Westmorland
- Earl of Oxford
- Henry, Earl of Richmond (non-speaking role)
- Somerville – messenger
Of the Duke of York's Party
- Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York – asserts he should be King
- Edward Plantagenet, Earl of March – later King Edward IV; York's eldest son
- George Plantagenet – later Duke of Clarence; York's son
- Richard Plantagenet – later Duke of Gloucester; York's son
- Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland – York's youngest son
- Rutland's tutor
- Earl of Warwick
- Duke of Norfolk
- Montague (two different 'versions' of the character appear in the play, each one representing a different historical figure. The Act 1 persona is that of the Earl of Salisbury, Warwick's father, and a major character in 2 Henry VI. From Act 2 onwards, the character represents Salisbury's son and Warwick's younger brother John Neville, Marquis of Montague)
- Earl of Pembroke (non-speaking role)
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- Lord Stafford (non-speaking role)
- Lord Hastings
- Sir William Stanley
- Sir John Mortimer – York's uncle
- Sir Hugh Mortimer – York's uncle (non-speaking role)
- Sir John Montgomery
- Lady Grey – later Queen Elizabeth to Edward IV
- Lord Rivers – her brother
- Prince Edward – Elizabeth and Edward IV's son (non-speaking role)
The French
- King Louis XI of France
- Lady Bona of Savoy – Louis' sister-in-law
- Lord Bourbon – Admiral of France (non-speaking role)
Others
- Mayor of York
- Two Alderman of York (non-speaking roles)
- Mayor of Coventry (non-speaking role)
- Lieutenant of the Tower (a conflation of John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester and John Sutton, 6th Baron Dudley)
- Son that kills his father
- Father that kills his son
- Nurse (non-speaking role)
- Nobleman
- Two gamekeepers
- Three Watchmen
- Huntsman
- Soldiers, messengers, drummers, attendants, etc.
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