Vortigern and Rowena

Vortigern and Rowena
by William Henry Ireland

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Vortigern and Rowena is one of the most famous Shakespeare forgeries. Written by William Henry Ireland, it was quickly found to be a fake. Its first performance was on the 2nd of April 1796, and it was played again 2008 and 2013, the former portraying it in a comedic way. The titular characters are real British historical people.

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DRAMATIS PERSONAE (Persons Represented):

Rowena wassails king Vortigern, by A.S Forrest.

CONSTANTIUS.

AURELIUS.

UTER.

VORTIGERN.

WORTIMERUS.

CATAGRINUS.

PASCENTIUS.

HENGIST.

HORSUS.

FOOL.

SERVANT.

PAGE.

Barons, Officers, Guards, &c., &c.

EDMUNDA.

FLAVIA.

ROWENA.

Attendants on Edmunda

SCENE: Various locations in Britain.

This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.