Lord Hastings calms a mob
Drawn from ‘Dark Sovereign’, ACT 3, SCENE 7 ‘Lord Hastings calms a mob‘: When news spread that the dukes, Richard Gloucester and Harry Buckingham, had seized young Prince Richard, the heir to the throne, Londoners began to choose sides and take up arms. Mobs formed, weapons came out and men drank heavily to build up their courage. … Read more