Project Gutenberg 2011-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 49 Colman, George 1762 1836 Colman, George, the younger Griffinhoof, Arthur Coleman, George The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old: a play in three acts Produced by Steven desJardins, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old: a play in three acts" by George Colman is a historical drama written in the late 18th to early 19th century. The play navigates the tumultuous events of the Wars of the Roses, focusing on the struggles for power between the Lancastrians and Yorkists, highlighting themes of loyalty, love, and the impact of war on personal lives. The narrative centers around key characters such as Queen Margaret, the Duke of Somerset, and Gondibert, a soldier loyal to the Lancastrian cause. Queen Margaret, along with her son Edward, faces the perils of war as they flee from an enemy attack led by the opposing House of York. In her pursuit to reunite with her husband, Margaret experiences both the physical dangers of battle and the emotional toll of her precarious situation. Alongside the royal family is Adeline, who disguises herself as a man to search for her husband and ultimately encounters Gondibert, creating a poignant subplot of love and valor amidst the chaos. As the story unfolds, the conflict culminates in a decisive battle that underscores the tragic futility of war and the profound personal costs associated with the power struggles of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Margaret, of Anjou, Queen, consort of Henry VI, King of England, 1430-1482 -- Drama PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 153254 153264 2024-09-15T11:57:49.262343 2023-09-16T05:39:21.836944 text/html text/html 153866 2021-01-07T20:43:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 715913 2021-01-07T20:43:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 789273 2024-09-15T11:57:55.369297 application/epub+zip 789985 2024-09-15T11:57:50.916348 application/epub+zip 115684 2024-09-15T11:57:49.919346 application/epub+zip 945813 2024-09-15T11:57:58.151300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 934193 2024-09-15T11:57:54.604353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245970 2022-09-16T15:58:05.448721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109287 109183 2024-09-15T11:57:48.237356 2023-09-16T05:39:21.038904 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 109069 2021-01-07T20:43:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 43738 2021-01-07T20:43:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 109062 2021-01-07T20:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43722 2021-01-07T20:43:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20404 2024-09-15T11:57:58.290283 application/rdf+xml 22034 2024-09-15T11:57:50.284357 image/jpeg 4836 2024-09-15T11:57:50.101322 image/jpeg 778749 2024-09-15T11:57:49.284380 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia