List of Historical Figures Dramatised By Shakespeare - G

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• Gallus is a follower of Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra.
• Gardiner is the King's secretary, and later Bishop of Winchester. He is Cranmer's chief enemy in Henry VIII.
• Sir Thomas Gargrave is killed along with The Earl of Salisbury during the Siege of Orleans in Henry VI, Part 1.
• Garter King of Arms officiates at Anne Bullen's coronation and the christening of Princess Elizabeth in Henry VIII.

For Gaunt see John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.

For George see George, Duke of Clarence.

• Girl in Richard III is the young daughter of the murdered Clarence.
• Sir William Glansdale survives the cannon shot on the tower which kills The Earl of Salisbury during the Siege of Orleans in Henry VI, Part 1.
• Owen Glendower, a warrior and magician who tries the patience of Hotspur, leads the Welsh forces in the rebellion in Henry IV, Part 1.
• Gloucester:
  • Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester appears as a brother of Hal in Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V. He is a much more important character as the protector in Henry VI, Part 1 and Henry VI, Part 2, in which he is murdered by his rivals.
  • For Richard, Duke of Gloucester see King Richard III.
  • See also Duchess of Gloucester.
• Matthew Gough is an enemy of Jack Cade's rebels in Henry VI, Part 2.
• Governor:
  • The Governor of Harfleur surrenders to the English king in Henry V.
  • The Governor of Paris has an oath of allegiance administered to him by Gloucester (but has no lines of his own) in Henry VI, Part 1.
• John Gower is the "Presenter", a narrator, of Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
• Green is a favourite of Richard in Richard II.
• Grey:
  • Grey and Dorset are the two sons of Queen Elizabeth from her first marriage, who are arrested and executed on the orders of Buckingham and Richard in Richard III.
  • Sir Thomas Grey is one of the three conspirators against the king's life (with Cambridge and Scroop) in Henry V.
  • For Lady Grey see Queen Elizabeth.
• Sir Henry Guildford welcomes guests to Cardinal Wolsey's party in Henry VIII.