How many plays did Shakespeare write about Henry VI?

Answer 1

The dating of Shakespeare's plays is notoriously uncertain. The following might have been written in 1596:

• Midsummer Night's Dream
• Romeo and Juliet
• Richard II
• Merchant of Venice
• King John
• Henry IV Part 1

Now it's unlikely that he wrote six plays that year. A lot of people would say that Romeo and Juliet and Richard II were written the year before.

Answer 2

Three. However, Henry VI is not really the main character in any of them. Part 1 is all about Talbot and Joan of Arc; Part 2 is about the Jack Cade rebellion; Part 3 is about York, Queen Margaret and Edward IV

Answer 3

Shakespeare wrote seven plays with Henry in the title: two parts of Henry IV, three parts of Henry VI, Henry V and the oft-forgotten Henry VIII.

Answer 4

Just the one, although it has two names: Henry VIII and All is True