Henry IV (Parts 1 and 2)

Henry IV (Parts 1 and 2) (The History of Henrie the Fourth; The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth)

    Author: William Shakespeare

    Pf: (1) c.1596–7, London; (2) c.1597–8, London

    Published: (1) 1598; (2) 1600

    Genre: Hist. dramas, each in 5 acts; blank verse and prose

    Setting: England and Wales, 1401–13

    Cast: (1) 19m, 3f, extras; (2) 38m, 4f, extras

    Part 1. Despite Henry's hopes for stability in his kingdom, England is threatened on all sides. The Welshman Owen Glendower has defeated an English army. Henry ‘Hotspur’ Percy has repelled a Scottish invasion, but now joins forces with the Welsh and with his father, the Earl of Northumberland, to rise up against Henry. Henry has domestic concerns too: his son, Prince Hal, spends most of his time in the company of an old reprobate, Sir John...

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