Shakespeare wrote two plays on the life of Henry IV who reigned from 1399 to 1413. Both deal with a number of fictional events as well as historical ones. Part 1 of Henry IV deals with the events of 1399-1401. Part 2 deals more especially with the events of 1413 leading to Henry's death and the accession of his son, Henry V
Is could not have been written before Holinshed came out in 1587 or after it was entered in the Stationer's Register in 1600. It's thought to have been written between 1596 and 1599.
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William Shakespeare's plays are commonly categorised as Histories, Comedies and Tragedies. These categories were given in the first, official published versions of the plays known as "The First Folio" published some years after his death. The Histories were: King John, Richard II, Henry IV part 1, Henry IV part 2, Henry V, Henry VI part 1, Henry VI part 2, Henry VI part 3, Richard III and Henry VIII. They are all based on the lives of English Kings and apart from the first and last, describe the events in English History leading up to, during and the end of The Wars of the Roses.
Julius Caesar is based off of historical events, however, even more historically based are Richard II, Richard III,Henry IV (Parts I-II), Henry V, Henry VI (Parts I-II), King John, and possibly Henry VIII, though many doubt if that one was written by Shakespeare at all.
Henri IV had two brothers and two sisters. His elder brother Henri died at age 2, his younger brother Louis-Charles at age 4. His sister Madeleine died during her fist year. His last sister, Catherine, born 1559, maried the Duke of Lorraine Henri II in 1599. She died in 1604.
The viewing time for Star Wars Episode IV is about 129 minutes (2 hrs 9min)
OMG! It's a women and it is Queen Elizabeth 2!
Borromeo Flynn has written: 'The honor theme in Shakespeare's 1, 2 Henry IV and Henry V'
William Shakespeare's plays are commonly categorised as Histories, Comedies and Tragedies. These categories were given in the first, official published versions of the plays known as "The First Folio" published some years after his death. The Histories were: King John, Richard II, Henry IV part 1, Henry IV part 2, Henry V, Henry VI part 1, Henry VI part 2, Henry VI part 3, Richard III and Henry VIII. They are all based on the lives of English Kings and apart from the first and last, describe the events in English History leading up to, during and the end of The Wars of the Roses.
The Hollow Crown - 2012 Henry IV Part 2 1-3 was released on: USA: 2012 UK: 14 July 2012
He was Henry the eldest son of Henry IV in the two Shakespeare plays Henry IV Parts One and Two. Later he goes on to become King Henry V at the end of Part 2 and continues throughout the play Henry V.
The ten plays usually called history plays are King John, Richard II, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part 2, Henry VI Part 3, Richard III and Henry VIII. Kings of England portrayed at one point or another in these plays are John, Henry III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V, Henry VII and Henry VIII. The following Kings and Queens of England appear in Shakespeare's history plays: John, Henry III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, Henry VII, Henry VIII, and Elizabeth. Whether they were made immortal by these characterizations is another story. Henry III and Henry VII only appear at the end of plays to take over from the previous and recently deceased monarch. And Edward V is just a teenager and Elizabeth a baby when they appear.
The "Histories" are plays based on English post-1066 history, and so do not include the plays about Roman or Scottish history, or those based on the legendary English kings Cymbeline and Lear. There are 10 of these, generally named after the kings whose reigns are involved, although these kings may not be the main character in the play. The 10 histories are King John, Richard II, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part 2, Henry VI Part 3, Richard III, Henry VIII. They were not, of course, written in that order.
Depends which Henry IV play you are talking about. Shakespeare wrote two plays called Henry IV Part 1 and Henry IV Part 2. They are generally classified with the Histories, although the part of them which is foremost is the adventures of Prince Hal and his fat friend Falstaff, which have no historical basis at all. On the other hand, the rebellion of Hotspur was a historical event in the reign of Henry IV of England, so the plays might be thought of as historical. Luigi Pirandello's play Henry IV (Enrico IV), on the other hand, is not historical, but the story of a man who believes himself to be a historical person, in this case the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. Since you asked about plays, I guess we cannot count the film Henri 4 which was about the French King Henry IV and was indisputably historical.
George Walton Williams has written: 'Textual studies' 'The text of '2 Henry IV''
King Henry V. Act III, Scene 7. It's also used in King Henry IV (Part One) Act I Scene 2.
Catherine Gira has written: 'Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2' -- subject(s): Bibliography, In literature
Henry IV Part II. It's "Uneasy lies the head" actually. The king is having trouble sleeping.
William Shakespeare- From his play Henry IV (Part 2)