| RIII Margaret | RL Margaret an Anjou |
| Former Queen of England, Married to Henry VI | Former Queen of England, Married to Henry VI |
| Not shown in Richard III, look to Henry VI, 1-3 | Gained power over her husband |
| Husband (Henry VI) and son (Edward VI) killed by the Yorkists | Husband (Henry VI) and son (Edward VI) killed by the Yorkists |
| Not completely sane, mentally unstable | Sanity wasn't mentioned in histories |
| Her part in this play was a minor part, which is accurate, as her links to power (Henry VI and Edward VI) are dead. Shadow of her former self, as shown in Henry VI | Histories of her do not tell of many of the events placed in Shakespeare's play. |