King Henry IV, Part 1

By Shakespeare, William

Book Id: WPLBN0002950023
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File Size: 81.94 MB
Reproduction Date: 2008

Title:	King Henry IV, Part 1
Author:	Shakespeare, William
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Dramatic Works, Historical Fiction, Play
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, King Henry IV, Part 1
Historic Publication Date:	1597
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Shakespeare, B. W. (1597). King Henry IV, Part 1. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
King Henry IV, Part 1 is the second of Shakespeare’s eight Wars of the Roses history plays, with events following those of King Richard II . As the play opens, King Henry IV (formerly Henry Bolingbroke) and Henry Percy (Hotspur) argue over the disposition of prisoners from the Battle of Holmedon. The King’s attitude toward Mortimer and the Percy family prompts them to plot rebellion. In the meantime, his son Prince Hal is living the low life in the company of Sir John Falstaff. As the time of battle nears, Prince Hal joins his father and is given a high command. The play’s climax is the Battle of Shrewsbury, in which Prince Hal and Hotspur meet and fight, with Prince Hal and the forces of the King prevailing. The action continues in King Henry IV, Part 2 . From the start this has been an extremely popular play both with the public and with critics. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden and Wikipedia)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

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Historical Fiction, Play