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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.
- Archbishop of Canterbury:
- 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.
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