Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays

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dramatic work early work of William Shakespeare history play history play trilogy play

Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays are a trilogy of English history dramas depicting the turbulent Wars of the Roses and the weak reign of King Henry VI, forming an early part of Shakespeare’s historical chronicle of England.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Henry VI, Part 1	0
Henry VI, Part 2	0
Henry VI, Part 3	0
Henry VI trilogy	2
Shakespeare's second tetralogy	1
Shakespeare’s second tetralogy	1
Wars of the Roses plays by William Shakespeare	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dramatic work ⓘ early work of William Shakespeare ⓘ history play ⓘ history play ⓘ history play ⓘ history play trilogy ⓘ play ⓘ play ⓘ play ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ England ⓘ England ⓘ England ⓘ
creator	William Shakespeare ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ
depicts	Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ conflict between the houses of Lancaster and York ⓘ reign of King Henry VI of England ⓘ
dramaticSequenceOrder	Henry VI, Part 1 – Henry VI, Part 2 – Henry VI, Part 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Cardinal Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke of York NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward IV of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Cade NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan of Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ King Henry VI of England NERFINISHED ⓘ King Henry VI of England NERFINISHED ⓘ King Henry VI of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Margaret of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Margaret of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard, Duke of Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ
followsInHistoricalChronology	Shakespeare’s Richard II NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	chronicle play ⓘ history play ⓘ
historicalChronologyOrder	Henry VI, Part 2 – Henry VI, Part 3 – Henry VI, Part 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesWork	Henry VI, Part 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VI, Part 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VI, Part 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ English ⓘ English ⓘ English ⓘ
narrativePrequelTo	Richard III NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	early experimentation with chronicle history on stage ⓘ
partOf	Shakespearean history plays ⓘ Shakespeare’s second historical tetralogy in narrative chronology ⓘ
precedesInHistoricalChronology	Shakespeare’s Richard III NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingLocation	England NERFINISHED ⓘ England NERFINISHED ⓘ England NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	civil war ⓘ legitimacy of kingship ⓘ political factionalism ⓘ weak leadership ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted	15th century England ⓘ Hundred Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ early Wars of the Roses ⓘ later Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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Raphael Holinshed → influencedWork → Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays ⓘ

Henry VI, Part 2 → literaryCycle → Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wars of the Roses plays by William Shakespeare

Henry VI, Part 1 → partOf → Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry VI trilogy

Henry VI, Part 2 → partOf → Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry VI trilogy

William Shakespeare's play "Richard II" → partOf → Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard II

this entity surface form: Shakespeare's second tetralogy

Earl of Worcester → partOfSeries → Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shakespeare’s second tetralogy