List of Historical Figures Dramatised By Shakespeare - A

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• Lord Abergavenny is Buckingham's son-in-law in Henry VIII.

For Aenobarbus (or AEnobarbus or Ænobarbus) see Enobarbus.

• Agrippa is a follower of Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra who proposes that the widowed Antony should marry Octavia.
• Alcibiades is a soldier who turns renegade when one of his junior officers is sentenced to death; he is a true friend to the title character in Timon of Athens.
• The Duke of Alençon is one of the French leaders in Henry VI, Part 1.

For Alexander Iden see Iden.

• Anne:
  • Anne Bullen is a maid of Honour to Katherine who later becomes King Henry's second wife in Henry VIII.
  • Lady Anne is the widow of Prince Edward, wooed by Richard over the corpse of her late father-in-law (Henry VI) in Richard III.
• Mark Antony (often just Antony, and sometimes Marcus Antonius) turns the mob against Caesar's killers and becomes a Triumvir in Julius Caesar. His romance with Cleopatra drives the action of Antony and Cleopatra.

For Sir Anthony Denny see Denny.

• Archbishop:
  • Archbishop of Canterbury:
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury is an important character in the first act of Henry V. He expounds Henry's claim to the French throne.
    • Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury is a major character in the last act of Henry VIII, hauled before the privy council by his enemies and threatened with imprisonment, but protected by the king.
    • See also Cardinal Bourchier, who was Archbishop of Canterbury at the time dramatised in Richard III.
  • Archbishop of York:
    • The Archbishop of York (1) is one of the rebel leaders in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2.
    • The Archbishop of York (2) assists Queen Elizabeth and the little Duke of York to obtain sanctuary in Richard III.
• Arthur is a child, the nephew of the king in King John. He persuades Hubert not to put out his eyes, but dies in an attempt to escape captivity.
• Aumerle is a companion and cousin of Richard in Richard II.

For Duke of Austria see Limoges.

• The Countess of Auvergne (Jacquette du Peschin) receives Talbot after his capture in Henry VI, Part 1.