Some say Shakespeare invented the “history play” – but he had a lot of help. Shakespeare was mainly writing comedies in the ...

Part two of Shakespeare’s Henry VI trilogy. Henry VI's political power is waning and the War of the Roses has erupted and is in full swing.

King Henry VI has married Margaret of Anjou. Various members of the British court have their own plans for the future of King Henry VI. Gloucester and his wife, Eleanor, plot for the throne as ...

Part-one of Shakespeare’s Henry VI trilogy. Set within the royal court of Henry VI when England and France were at the height of their territorial feuding.

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