Download or read book King Henry VI, Parts 1, 2 and 3 written by William Shakespeare and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-20 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 (two 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. Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed written between 1596 and 1599. It is the third part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard IIand Henry IV, Part 1 and succeeded by Henry V. Henry VI, Part 3 (1591)[edit] First official record: version of the play published in octavo in 1595. 3 Henry VI was never entered into the Stationers' Register First published: version of the play published in octavo in 1595 as The True Tragedie of Richard Duke of Yorke, and the death of good King Henrie the Sixt, with the Whole Contention betweene the two Houses Lancaster and Yorke.