Richard III: Peggy Ashcroft as Queen Margaret

This picture shows the Queen in Richard III, as part of the Hall/Barton Wars of the Roses, 1963-4, at the RSC. Ashcroft felt that the role of Margaret in Henry VI-Richard III was one of Shakespeare's greatest female roles. See the previous image for an earlier more romantic phase of Margaret's career. Courtesy of the Shakespeare Centre Library, Stratford-upon-Avon. Added 12/10/07