Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Pt. 2 is a play by William Shakespeare. It is a history play. Shakespeare's source was Holinshed's Chronicles. The play was first performed between 1594 and 1595. It was probably first printed in 1597. It was printed in the First Folio of 1623.
| Henry VI, Pt. 2 | |
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 Facsimile of the 1623 First Folio | |
| Written by | William Shakespeare |
| Characters | Henry VI Queen Margaret Duke of Gloucester Duke of York |
| Date of premiere | ca. 1594-1595 |
| Place of premiere | London, England |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | History |
| Setting | England |
Henry VI, Part 2 Media
First page of The second Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Good Duke Humfrey from the First Folio (1623).
Title page from the 1550 edition of Edward Hall's The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancaster and York.
Lord Saye and Sele brought before Jack Cade 4th July 1450 by Charles Lucy (1884)
Title page of the first quarto (1594)
Title page of The Whole Contention (1619)
The Penance of Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester by Edwin Austin Abbey (1900)
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