What are Shakespeare's historical plays?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Shakespeare's history plays take their titles from the king who was on the throne during the period being covered: King John, Richard II, Henry IV Part One, Henry IV Part Two, Henry V, Henry VI Part One, Henry VI Part Two, Henry VI Part Three, Richard III, and Henry VIII.

Answer 3

Shakespeare wrote ten plays that are called History Plays because they take their names from English Kings and deal with events that happened during the reign of those kings, such as Richard III. Apart from them, Macbeth, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra are based on actual historical events.

Answer 4

There are ten of them, which cover a lot of ground. Here are some of the highlights:

King John: War with France, Death of Arthur Plantagenet, Excommunication by the Pope, Death of King John by Poisoning.

Richard II: Banishment of Bolingbroke, Richard steals Bolingbroke's inheritance, Bolingbroke invades England and gains wide support. Richard abdicates to Bolingbroke who becomes Henry IV, Richard is murdered.

Henry IV Part 1: Youthful hijinks of Prince Hal, rebellion of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, Prince Hal defeats Hotspur.

Henry IV Part 2: Further youthful hijinks, another rebellion squashed, Prince Hal tries on the crown when his father lies dying, Prince Hal becomes Henry V and repudiates his friends in low places.

Henry V: King Henry invades France and wins a great victory at Agincourt.

Henry VI Part 1: Rise and Fall of Joan of Arc, England splits into red rose and white rose factions, English hero Talbot is abandoned and dies in battle.

Henry VI Part 2: King Henry marries Margaret, Humphrey Duke of Gloucester is discredited and killed, Suffolk, Margaret's lover, is killed, Jack Cade leads a peasant's revolt which fails, The Duke of York makes a bid for the crown.

Henry VI Part 3: A series of battles between the Yorkists led by the Duke of York and the Lancastrians led by Queen Margaret. The Duke of York dies but his son becomes Edward IV. Edward alienates his chief supporter Warwick by marrying the wrong woman; Warwick and Margaret team up and attack Edward but lose.

Richard III: Richard, brother of Edward IV systematically kills off everyone between him and the throne, but once he gets there he cannot hold onto it. Similar plot to Macbeth.

Henry VIII: Henry divorces Queen Katherine and marries Ann Bullen, Queen Elizabeth is born. Hooray!

Answer 5

Coriolanus.