List of Historical Figures Dramatised By Shakespeare - E

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For Earl see Earl of Cambridge, Earl of Derby, Earl of Essex, Earl of Huntingdon, Earl of Northumberland, Earl of Oxford, Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Richmond (under King Henry VII), Earl Rivers, Earl of Salisbury, Earl of Surrey, Earl of Warwick, Earl of Westmoreland or Earl of Worcester.

For Edmund Mortimer see Mortimer.

• Edward:
  • Edward later King Edward IV is the eldest son of Richard, Duke of York (1) in Henry VI, Part 2 and Henry VI, Part 3, in the latter of which he becomes king. He dies in Richard III.
  • Prince Edward:
    • Prince Edward is the son of Henry VI, who joins his mother Queen Margaret as a leader of the Lancastrian forces in Henry VI, Part 3. He is killed by the three Yorks (Edward, George and Richard).
    • Prince Edward of York later King Edward V is the eldest son of Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth. He appears in Henry VI, Part 3, and is the elder of the two princes in the tower in Richard III.
• Eleanor:
  • Queen Eleanor is the mother of the title character in King John. She takes a liking to Philip the Bastard, and recruits him to John's court.
  • See also Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester.
• Queen Elizabeth is a suitor to, and then queen to, Edward IV in Henry VI, Part 3 and Richard III. She is a major character in the later play, and a foil to Richard.
• Ely:
  • The Bishop of Ely (1) conspires with the Archbishop of Canterbury in the opening scene of Henry V.
  • The Bishop of Ely (2) ultimately shows his opposition to Richard in Richard III.
• Enobarbus is a major character in Antony and Cleopatra, a follower of Antony who later abandons him to join Caesar.
• Sir Thomas Erpingham is the commander of the longbowmen at Agincourt in Henry V.
• The Earl of Essex is a minor character at John's court in King John.
• Exeter:
  • The Duke of Exeter (1) is an uncle of Henry V. He acts as emissary to the French King in Henry V. He has a more choric role in Henry VI, Part 1.
  • The Duke of Exeter (2) is a Lancastrian leader in Henry VI, Part 3.