Elsinore in Hamlet. He reads an excerpt as Priam, and plays the king in The Mousetrap. King Claudius is the uncle and stepfather of the prince in Hamlet. He has murdered his brother Old Hamlet, has taken over his crown, and has married his queen, Gertrude. King of France: The King of France (fict) is the husband of Cordelia in King Lear. The King of France is cured by Helena, and in recompense he agrees to order Bertram to marry her, in All's Well That Ends Well. The King of France (hist) is Henry's enemy in Henry V. The Dauphin, later King Charles VII of France (hist) leads the French forces, with Joan, in Henry VI, Part 1. King Lewis XI of France (hist), insulted by Edward IV's marriage to Lady Grey, allies himself with Warwick and Margaret in Henry VI, Part 3. King Philip of France (hist) allies himself with Constance in support of Arthur's claim, but later makes peace with John in King John. King Edward: Edward later King Edward IV (hist) is the eldest son of Richard, Duke of York (1) in Henry VI, Part 2 and Henry VI, Part 3 – in which he becomes king. He dies in Richard III. Prince Edward of York later King Edward V (hist) is the eldest son of Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth. He appears in Henry VI, Part 3, and is the elder of the two princes in the tower in Richard III. For King Hamlet see Old Hamlet. King Henry: Bolingbroke, later King Henry IV (hist) leads a revolt against King Richard in Richard II. He is the title character of Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 which chart the rebellions against him by the Percy faction, and his difficult relationship with his eldest son, Hal. Hal, later King Henry V (sometimes called The Prince of Wales, Prince Henry or just Harry) (hist) is a central character in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 and is the title character of Henry V. He has a closer relationship with Falstaff than with his father (Henry IV), but he eventually ascends the throne, rejects Falstaff, and leads the English to victory at Agincourt. King Henry VI (hist), the title character of Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, and Henry VI, Part 3, is a weak and ineffectual king, and the plays