Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Pt. 1 is a play by William Shakespeare. It is a history play. Shakespeare's source was Holinshed's Chronicles. The play was first performed between 1592 and 1593. It was probably first printed in the First Folio of 1623.
| Henry VI, Pt. 1 | |
|---|---|
 Facsimile of the 1623 First Folio | |
| Written by | William Shakespeare |
| Characters | Henry VI Joan La Pucelle (Joan of Arc) Suffolk |
| Date of premiere | ca. 1592-1593 |
| Place of premiere | London, England |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | History |
| Setting | England and France |
Henry VI, Part 1 Media
First page of The first Part of Henry the Sixt from the First Folio (1623).
Frederick and Alfred Heath engraving of Scene in the Temple Garden by John Pettie (1871)
Title page from the 1550 edition of Edward Hall's The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancaster and York.
Title page of the second edition of Holinshed's Chronicles (1587).
Talbot and the Countess of Auvergne by William Quiller Orchardson
The Maid of Orléans by Henrietta Ward (1871)
The death of Lord Talbot and his son, John by Alexandre Bida (19th century).
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