Henry VI, Part I | Henry VI, Part I

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Author: William Shakespeare
First Published: 1598
Type of Work: Drama
Type of Plot: Historical
Time of Work: 1422-1444
Setting: England and France
Principal Characters: King Henry VI, Duke of Gloster, Duke of Bedford, Henry Beaufort, Richard Plantagenet, John Beaufort, Earl of Suffolk, Lord Talbot, Charles, The Bastard of Orleans, Margaret of Anjou, Joan La Pucelle
Genres: Drama, History play
Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, France or French people, England or English people, War, Kings, queens, or royalty, Witches or witchcraft, Fifteenth century, Civil wars, Knights or knighthood, Nobility, Heads of state, Princes or princesses, Wars of the Roses, Chivalry
Locales: England, Bordeaux, France

The great nobles and churchmen of England gathered in Westminster Abbey for the state funeral of King Henry V, hero of Agincourt and conqueror of France. The eulogies of Gloster, Bedford, Exeter, and the bishop of Winchester, profound and extensive, were broken off by messengers bringing reports of English defeat and failure in France, where the Dauphin, taking advantage of King Henry’s illness, had raised a revolt. The gravest defeat reported was the imprisonment of Lord Talbot, general of the English armies. Bedford swore to avenge his loss. Gloster said that he...

Henry VI, Part I | Henry VI, Part I

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