Henry VI, Part 1

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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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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 ⓘ

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