Henry VI, Part 2

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early modern English drama history play stage play

Henry VI, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the political turmoil and factional conflicts leading up to the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England.

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Label	Occurrences
Henry VI, Part 2 canonical	7

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4056089 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Henry VI, Part 2
Context triple: [First Folio of Shakespeare, containsWork, Henry VI, Part 2]

A. Henry VI, Part 3
Henry VI, Part 3 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the violent power struggles of the Wars of the Roses leading up to the rise of the House of York.
B. Henry VI, Part 1
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.
C. Henry IV, Part 2
Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that continues the story of King Henry IV’s troubled reign and Prince Hal’s journey toward kingship, blending political drama with the comic world of Falstaff and his companions.
D. Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the events surrounding King Henry V of England, particularly his leadership during the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War.
E. Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the turbulent reign of King Henry IV and the coming-of-age of his son, Prince Hal, amid rebellion and political unrest in England.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Henry VI, Part 2
Target entity description: Henry VI, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the political turmoil and factional conflicts leading up to the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England.

A. Henry VI, Part 3
Henry VI, Part 3 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the violent power struggles of the Wars of the Roses leading up to the rise of the House of York.
B. Henry VI, Part 1
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.
C. Henry IV, Part 2
Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that continues the story of King Henry IV’s troubled reign and Prince Hal’s journey toward kingship, blending political drama with the comic world of Falstaff and his companions.
D. Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the events surrounding King Henry V of England, particularly his leadership during the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War.
E. Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the turbulent reign of King Henry IV and the coming-of-age of his son, Prince Hal, amid rebellion and political unrest in England.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early modern English drama ⓘ history play ⓘ stage play ⓘ
approximateCompositionDate	early 1590s ⓘ
author	William Shakespeare ⓘ
basedOn	The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancastre and Yorke ⓘ surface form: Edward Hall’s The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancaster and York Holinshed's Chronicles ⓘ surface form: Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles historical chronicles of 15th-century England ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
dramatises	Jack Cade rebellion ⓘ factional conflicts at the court of Henry VI ⓘ fall of the Duke of Gloucester ⓘ political turmoil preceding the Wars of the Roses ⓘ rise of the House of York ⓘ
featuresHistoricalEvent	Jack Cade rebellion ⓘ surface form: Jack Cade’s Rebellion of 1450 precursors to the Wars of the Roses ⓘ
featuresHistoricalFigure	King Henry VI of England ⓘ surface form: Henry VI of England Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ Margaret of Anjou ⓘ Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York ⓘ surface form: Richard, Duke of York
firstPublication	First Folio of Shakespeare ⓘ surface form: First Folio of 1623
followedBy	Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ
follows	Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ
genre	history ⓘ tragedy ⓘ
language	Early Modern English ⓘ
literaryCycle	Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays ⓘ surface form: Wars of the Roses plays by William Shakespeare
mainCharacter	Cardinal Beaufort ⓘ Duke of Gloucester ⓘ Duke of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of York ⓘ Jack Cade ⓘ King Henry VI of England ⓘ surface form: King Henry VI Queen Margaret of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Plantagenet ⓘ
partOf	Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays ⓘ surface form: Henry VI trilogy Shakespearean histories ⓘ surface form: Shakespearean history plays
setInCity	London, England ⓘ surface form: London St Albans, Hertfordshire ⓘ surface form: St Albans York ⓘ
setInCountry	England ⓘ
setInPeriod	15th century ⓘ reign of Henry VI of England ⓘ
theme	civil strife ⓘ corruption and factionalism ⓘ legitimacy of kingship ⓘ popular rebellion ⓘ weak leadership ⓘ

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

First Folio of Shakespeare → containsWork → Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ

works of William Shakespeare → includesWork → Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ

subject surface form: Works of William Shakespeare

Margaret of Anjou → portrayedIn → Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ

The Hollow Crown → basedOn → Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ

Henry VI, Part 3 → follows → Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ

William Shakespeare's Richard III → prequelPlays → Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ

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

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