List of Historical Figures Dramatised By Shakespeare - V

V

• Sir Thomas Vaughan is executed, alongside Rivers and Grey, in Richard III.
• Vaux:
  • Sir Nicholas Vaux is a minor character in the scene leading to Buckingham's execution in Henry VIII.
  • Vaux is a minor character of the Lancastrian party in Henry VI, Part 2.
• Ventidius is a follower of Antony in Antony and Cleopatra.
• Sir Richard Vernon is a follower of the rebel forces in Henry IV, Part 1.
• Virgilia is the title character's wife in Coriolanus.
• Volumnia is the title character's mother in Coriolanus. She persuades her son not to attack Rome, leading to his destruction.