King Edward the Third Dramatis Personae & Act 1

In which King Edward the Third, inflamed with claims to the French crown through his noble mother, receives embassies and defies the insolence of his foes, both French and Scots, as he prepares for the stirring tumult of war. Meanwhile, the siege of Roxborough reveals tender beauty and brave defiance that captures the king’s admiring heart, stirring passions that may prove more enduring than the oncoming strife.