Henry VI, Part 1

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Elizabethan drama history play play

Henry VI, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the early reign of King Henry VI and the conflicts of the Hundred Years’ War, including the rise of Joan of Arc.

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Label	Occurrences
Henry VI, Part 1 canonical	6
The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Elizabethan drama ⓘ history play ⓘ play ⓘ
associatedWith	First Folio of Shakespeare ⓘ surface form: First Folio
author	William Shakespeare ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
dramatises	beginnings of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ conflicts between England and France ⓘ early reign of Henry VI of England ⓘ factional disputes among English nobles ⓘ loss of English territories in France ⓘ rise of Joan of Arc ⓘ
featuresCharacter	French dauphin Charles ⓘ surface form: Charles, the Dauphin Duke of Bedford ⓘ Duke of Burgundy ⓘ Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter ⓘ surface form: Duke of Exeter Duke of Gloucester ⓘ King Henry VI of England ⓘ surface form: Henry VI of England Joan of Arc ⓘ Margaret of Anjou ⓘ Talbot ⓘ
firstPerformedInCentury	16th century ⓘ
followedBy	Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ
follows	King Richard II of England ⓘ surface form: Richard II
genre	history ⓘ
hasAdaptation	film adaptations ⓘ radio adaptations ⓘ stage productions ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ
includesEvent	death of Talbot ⓘ Siege of Orléans ⓘ surface form: siege of Orléans
includesMotif	chivalry ⓘ divine providence ⓘ national identity ⓘ political factionalism ⓘ
influencedBy	Holinshed's Chronicles ⓘ surface form: Holinshed’s Chronicles The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancastre and Yorke ⓘ surface form: The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancaster and York
language	English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	English Renaissance ⓘ
originalMedium	stage play ⓘ
partOf	Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays ⓘ surface form: Henry VI trilogy
settingPeriod	Hundred Years' War ⓘ surface form: Hundred Years’ War
settingPlace	England ⓘ France ⓘ
structure	five acts ⓘ
workChronologyPosition	early Shakespearean history play ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Folio of Shakespeare → containsWork → Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ

works of William Shakespeare → includesWork → Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ

subject surface form: Works of William Shakespeare

Margaret of Anjou → portrayedIn → Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ

The Hollow Crown → basedOn → Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ

Pavier quartos → includeWork → Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses of York and Lancaster

William Shakespeare's Richard III → prequelPlays → Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ

Henry VI, Part 2 → follows → Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ