King Richard II
King of England
John of Gaunt
Duke of Lancaster and uncle to the King
Edmund of Langley
Duke of York and uncle to the King
Henry Bolingbroke
Duke of Hereford, son to Gaunt; afterwards King Henry IV
The Duke of Aumerle
son to the Duke of York
Thomas Mowbray
Duke of Norfolk
The Duke of Surrey
a nobleman
The Earl of Salisbury
a nobleman
Lord Berkeley
a nobleman
Bushy, Bagot, and Green
servants to King Richard
The Earl of Northumberland
a nobleman allied with Bolingbroke
Henry Percy
Northumberland's son, surnamed Hotspur
Lord Ross, Lord Willoughby, and Lord Fitzwater
noblemen
The Bishop of Carlisle
a churchman loyal to Richard
The Abbot of Westminster
a churchman
The Lord Marshal
marshal of the lists
Sir Stephen Scroop
a follower of Richard
Sir Pierce of Exton
a knight
A Captain of Welshmen
commander of Richard's Welsh force
The Queen
wife to King Richard
The Duchess of York
wife to the Duke of York
The Duchess of Gloucester
widow of Thomas of Woodstock
A Lady
attending on the Queen
Lords, heralds, officers, soldiers, gardeners, keeper, messenger, groom, and attendants