Thomas of Woodstock (play) an ending to cover the missing manuscript page(s). "Royal Blood: The Rise and Fall of Kings" was a 10-play series of Shakespeare's history plays staged chronologically over four seasons by Pacific Repertory Theatre from 2001–04, which included the American professional premieres of both "Edward III" and "Thomas of Woodstock". They proposed Shakespeare as the author of both plays in their first arc in 2001, consisting of "Edward III", "Thomas of Woodstock", and "Richard II". The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., staged "Richard II" in 2010 with director Michael Kahn's incorporation of a significant part of "Thomas of Woodstock" at the
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