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Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than 1597. It is the second play in Shakespeare's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Richard II, Henry IV (2 plays), and Henry V. Henry IV, Part 1 depicts a span of history that begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon against the Douglas late in 1402 and ends with the defeat of the rebels at Shrewsbury in the middle of 1403.[1] From the start it has been an extremely popular play both with the public and the critics.[2]
- King Henry IV Part 1 Audio and Text
- The First Part of Henry the Fourth A modern version of unspecified provenance.
- Henry the Fourth part 1 – Project Gutenberg's transcription from the First Folio.
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The First Part of King Henry the Fourth
William ShakespeareThe etext of the play in five acts (surely not the version seen by Pepys). http://www.bartleby.com/70/index27.html
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There were nine editions published between 1598 and 1639; the only text surviving in the Pepysian Library is in the copy of the ‘Fourth Folio,’ 1685. PL 2635