The British Isles and France in the English Histories and Macbeth
English Histories
1. Agincourt, battle of, 1415 (Henry V 4)
2. Angers (King John 2.1)
3. Barnet, battle of, 1471 (Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI) 5.1–3)
4. Berkeley (Richard II 2.2.119, 2.3)
5. Bordeaux (1 Henry VI 4.2, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7)
6. Bosworth, battle of, 1485 (Richard III 5.3–1)
7. Bramham Moor, battle of, 1408 (reported 2 Henry IV 4.4.97–9)
8. Brecon (Brecknock) (Richard III 4.2.124–5)
9. Bridgnorth (1 Henry IV 3.2.175–8)
10. Bristol Castle (Richard II 2.2.135–40, 2.3.162–6, 3.1, 3.2.137–8)
11. Calais (Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, put to death there; Mowbray accused of the crime and of embezzlement Richard II 1.1.87–141; Henry V embarks for England after Agincourt, Henry V 4.8.125–6, 5.0.6–7; Henry VI embarks from there 1 Henry VI 4.1.169–73; Warwick governs Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI) 1.1.239)
12. Chertsey (Richard III 1.2.29, 202, 213)
13. Ci’cester (Cirencester) (Richard II 5.6.1–4)
14. Coventry (Richard II 1.1.196–9, 1.2.44–6, 56, 1.3; Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI) 4.9.32, 5.1; 1 Henry IV 4.2)
15. Doncaster (mentioned I Henry IV 5.1.41–71)
16. Dover (King John 5.1.30–1; I Henry VI 5.1.49–50; see also King Lear 8 (3.1), 13 (3.6), 14 (3.7), 15 (4.1), 20 (4.5) )
17. Dunsmore (Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI) 5.1.1–3)
18. Dunstable (All Is True (Henry VIII) 4.1.24–38)
19. Flint Castle (Richard II 3.3)
20. Gads Hill (Gadshill) (I Henry IV 1.2.123–31, 2.2–3)
21. Gisors (reported lost I Henry VI 1.1.57–61)
22. Gualtres Forest (2 Henry IV 4.1–2)
23. Guyenne (reported lost I Henry VI 1.1.57–61)
14. Hames Castle (3 Henry VI 5.5.1–4)
24. Harfleur (besieged by Henry V, 1415 Henry V 3.0–3)
25. Harlechly (Harlech or ‘Barkloughly’) Castle (Richard II 3.2)
26. Ha’rfordwest (Haverford West) (Richard III
4.5.6–7)
27. Holmedon (Homildon Hill), battle of, 1402 (I Henry IV 1.1.49–75)
28. Kenilworth Castle (The First Part of the Contention (2 Henry VI 4.4.38–44)
29. Lincoln Washes (King John 5.6.40–3)
30. Lynn (King’s Lynn) (Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI) 4.6.20–2)
31. Maine (claimed for Arthur King John i.i.ii; lost, with Anjou, to England I Henry VI 4.3.45–6; claimed by René I Henry VI 5.5.107–125.3; duly ceded to René The First Part of the Contention (2 Henry VI) 1.1.48–59, 4.1.86, 4.2.158–9, 4.7.64)
32. Milford (Haven) (Richmond lands there Richard III 4.4.463–5; see also Cymbeline 3.2.43–5 et seq., 3.4.27–8, 142–5, 3.5, 3.6, 4.2)
33. Monmouth (birthplace of Henry V Henry V 4.7.11–51)
34. Mortimer’s Cross, battle of, 1461 (traditionally the site of the portent of three suns depicted in Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI) 2.1)
36. Orléans (I Henry VI 1.2)
37. Paris (reported lost I Henry VI 1.1.61; Henry VI crowned there I Henry VI 3.8, 4.1; reported lost again The First Part of the Con-tention (2 Henry VI) 1.1.215)
38. Pleshey (Richard II 1.2.66, 2.2.120)
40. Pomfret (Pontefract) Castle (Richard II 5.1.51–2, 5.5)
41. Ravenspurgh Richard II 2.1.298, 2.2.49–51, 2.3.8–12; 1 Henry IV 1.3.245, 3.2.93–6, 4.3.79; Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI 5.8.7–9)
42. Rheims (reported lost I Henry VI 1.1.60–1)
43. Rouen (I Henry VI 1.1.60–1, 3.2–7)
44. Ruge-mont Castle (Exeter) (Richard III 4.2.105–9)
45. Saint Albans (1st battle of, 1455 The First Part of the Contention (2 Henry VI) 5.1–5; 2nd battle of 1461 Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI 1.111–136)
46. Saint Edmunsberry or bury (Bury St Edmunds) (King John 5.2–5; The First Part of the Contention (2 Henry VI 2.4.71–2, 3.1, 3.2)
48. Sandal Castle (Wakefield) (Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI) 1.2)
49. Scotland (Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI) 3.3.23–9; Richard III 3.7.15–22; I Henry VI 1.3.255–62)
50. Severn, River (I Henry IV 1.3.92–111, 3.1.61–4, 69–76)
51. Shrewsbury, battle of, 1403 (I Henry IV 5)
52. Somme, River (Henry V 3.5)
53. Southampton (Henry V embarks for France Henry V 2.0, 2.2)
54. Swineshead (Swinsted) (King John 5.3, 5.7)
55. Tewkesbury, battle of, 1471 (Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI) 5.3.18–19, 5.4–5; remembered Richard III 1.2.225–8)
56. Touraine (claimed King John 2.1.151–3)
57. Tours (lost I Henry VI 4.3.45–6; wedding ceremony remembered The First Part of the Contention (2 Henry VI) 1.1.1–16, 1.3.53–7)
58. Towton, battle of, 1461 (Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI) 2.2–6)
59. Trent, River (I Henry IV 3.1.69–136)
60. Troyes (historically, setting ofthe negotiations depicted in Henry V 5.2)
48. Wakefield, battle of, 1460 (Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI 1.3–4)
61. Wales (mentioned many times; scene of Richard II 2.4 and see Flint, Harlechly: see also Milford Haven I Henry IV 3.1)
63. York (mentioned many times; scene of The First Part of the Contention (2 Henry VI) 1.3; Richard Duke of York (3 Henry VI) 2.2, 4.8)
Macbeth
64. Birnam Wood (4.1.106–10, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.4, 5.10)
65. Colmekill (Iona) (2.4.34–6)
66. Dunsinane Castle (4.1.106–10, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5–11)
67. Glamis Castle (traditionally the scene of Duncan’s murder, though the play places it at Inverness) (1.5–2.3)
68. Saint Colum’s inch (Inchcolm Island) (1.2.60–2)
69. Inverness (1.4.42–3, 1.5–2.3)
70. Stratford-upon-Avon