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- 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.
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