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Henry VIII was one of the last plays Shakespeare wrote, very possibly in collaboration with John Fletcher. It was written around 1612 or 1613, certainly not later. It is most famous for the performance of June 29, 1613, during the course of which the Globe Theatre burned to the ground.

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