List of Historical Figures Dramatised By Shakespeare - W

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• Earl of Warwick:
  • The Earl of Warwick (1) is a supporter of King Henry in Henry IV, Part 2.
  • The Earl of Warwick (2) is an important player in the Wars of the Roses, firstly for the Yorkist party, and then for the Lancastrians. He appears in Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, and Henry VI, Part 3.
• Earl of Westmoreland:
  • The Earl of Westmoreland (1) is one of the leaders of the royal forces in Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V.
  • The Earl of Westmoreland (2) fights for King Henry in Henry VI, Part 3.
• Willoughby is a supporter of Bolingbroke in Richard II.

For Winchester see Bishop of Winchester.

• Cardinal Wolsey orchestrates the fall from grace of Buckingham and Katherine, but himself falls from grace and dies, in Henry VIII.
• Woodville:
  • Woodville is Lieutenant of the Tower of London in Henry VI, Part 1.
  • See also Queen Elizabeth, Rivers, Dorset and Grey, all of whom are of the Woodville clan.
• The Earl of Worcester is the brother of the Earl of Northumberland, and a leader of the rebel forces, in Henry IV, Part 1.
• Thomas Wriothesley appears as Garter King of Arms in Henry VIII.