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    Henry IV, Part 1 (often written as 1 Henry IV) is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written not later than 1597. The play dramatises...
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    by Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 and succeeded by Henry V. The play is often seen as an extension of aspects of Henry IV, Part 1, rather than a straightforward...
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  • "Henry IV, Part I" and "Henry IV, Part II" are the second and third episodes of the first series of the British television series The Hollow Crown, based...
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    is the final part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, and Henry IV, Part 2. The original audiences would thus have already been familiar...
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    primarily formed in the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, where he is a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V of England. Falstaff is also...
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    Henry VI, Part 1, often referred to as 1 Henry VI, is a history play by William Shakespeare—possibly in collaboration with Thomas Nashe and others—believed...
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  • Henry IV may refer to: Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1050–1106), King of the Romans and Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, Duke of Limburg (1195–1247) Henry...
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    current. In one sense, Henriad refers to: Richard II; Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; and Henry V – with the implication that these four plays are Shakespeare's...
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  • royal forces in Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V. The Earl of Westmoreland (2) (hist) fights for King Henry in Henry VI, Part 3. The Earl of...
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    Merchant of Venice (1596–1597) Henry IV, Part 1 (1597–1598) Henry IV, Part 2 (1597–1598) Much Ado About Nothing (1598–1599) Henry V (1598–1599) Julius Caesar...
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    While still playing in Richard II, Addy began rehearsals for King Henry IV, Part 1, in which he would play Hotspur. Two tryout performances were given...
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  • brother of Hal in Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V. He is also the Duke of Bedford who is Regent of France in Henry VI, Part 1. See also Bolingbroke...
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    Agincourt on 25 October 1415. Henry Percy, 'Hotspur', is one of Shakespeare's best-known characters. In Henry IV, Part 1, Percy is portrayed as the same...
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  • Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Othello, Cymbeline, Romeo and Juliet, Henry VI Part One, Titus Andronicus, and King Lear. Douglas Hickox director Vincent...
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    Falstaff, the fat knight who had previously been featured in Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2. It has been adapted for the opera at least ten times. The play...
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    Prince Hal (category Cultural depictions of Henry V of England)
    Falstaff. Henry is called "Prince Hal" in critical commentary on his character in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2, though also sometimes in Henry V when...
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    Taming of the Shrew. Further theatre credits include both Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 at the National Theatre in 2004, and the role of Emma in...
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    as 'Kate, Lady Percy,' in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1, and briefly again as 'Widow Percy' in Henry IV, Part 2. Elizabeth Mortimer was born at Usk, Monmouthshire...
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    as Sir Edmund Mortimer in the BBC television film The Hollow Crown: Henry IV, Part 1, and he played Ferdinand, The Duke of Calabria, in The Duchess of Malfi...
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  • Birthplace Trust. "Henry IV. Part 1 · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2024. "Henry IV. Part 2 · British Universities...
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    becoming a professional actor: he previously portrayed Hotspur in Henry IV, Part 1 in 1995, Fortinbras in Hamlet in 1996 and the title role in Macbeth...
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  • of Mole and Justice Shallow in Henry IV (1995); a BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2. He was reunited with another...
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  • using extracts from Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2 in which Henry interacts with the character of Falstaff, who, in Shakespeare's Henry V, is never seen, merely...
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    brightly. Shakespeare refers directly to the origin of the term "foil" in Henry IV, Part 1. Prince Hal says that when he starts behaving better, the change will...
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    Henry IV (French: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry...
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    characters are found in tragedies such as Hamlet and histories such as Henry IV, Part 1. Shakespeare's humour was largely influenced by Plautus. Shakespeare's...
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  • For example, a variation of the phrase can be found in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 (1597): "I am sworn brother to a leash of Drawers, and can call them...
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  • Peter de Polnay (I.iv) Dreadful Summit by Stanley Ellin (I.iv) Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde (I.iv) From "Murder most foul" (I.v): See Murder Most...
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    penis. In William Shakespeare's play Henry IV, Part 1, the character Falstaff uses the term as an insult (Act 2, Scene IV): 'Sblood, you starveling, you elf-skin...
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    "Y Mab Darogan" ('The Foretold Son'). In William Shakespeare's play Henry IV, Part 1 he appears as the character Owen Glendower as a king rather than a...
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