Project Gutenberg 2008-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 57 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Guizot, François 1787 1874 Guizot, Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot, François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, M. (François) Guisot, M. (François) Guizot, Monsieur (François) Guizot, François Henri VI (3/3) Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Henri VI (3/3)" by William Shakespeare is a historical tragedy written in the late 16th century. This play is part of Shakespeare's series on the Wars of the Roses and explores the intense political strife and civil war during the reign of King Henry VI of England. The narrative prominently features the combat between the houses of Lancaster and York, with key figures such as King Henry VI, Duke of York, and Queen Margaret embroiled in conflict over the throne. The opening of the play begins in London, where political tension is palpable. The scene unfolds in the parliament hall, with the Duke of York and his supporters, adorned with white roses, ready to assert their claim to the throne against King Henry and his faction, who wear red roses. The characters engage in heated dialogue that lays bare their grievances and ambitions, as York insists on his rightful claim, while King Henry's supporters threaten violence. The intense rivalry culminates in a power struggle, foreshadowing the bloodshed and betrayal that will characterize the ensuing conflict. The characters' motivations and destinies are steeped in loyalty to family and pursuit of power, setting the stage for a tragic tale woven with themes of ambition, revenge, and the cost of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Henry VI, King of England, 1421-1471 -- Drama Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Drama Great Britain -- History -- Henry VI, 1422-1461 -- Drama PR Text FR Théâtre Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 229928 228812 2024-09-11T10:41:48.329054 2023-09-12T04:47:50.572590 text/html text/html 219886 2021-01-04T04:44:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 81527 2021-01-04T04:44:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 134201 2024-09-11T10:41:53.650489 application/epub+zip 138721 2024-09-11T10:41:49.776072 application/epub+zip 138721 2024-09-11T10:41:48.870007 application/epub+zip 264354 2024-09-11T10:41:56.495459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251427 2024-09-11T10:41:53.016466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251503 2022-09-12T11:16:11.455932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208844 208571 2024-09-11T10:41:47.529000 2023-09-12T04:47:50.024617 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 204552 2021-01-04T04:44:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 78460 2021-01-04T04:44:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20691 2024-09-11T10:41:56.634446 application/rdf+xml 13337 2024-09-11T10:41:49.224013 image/jpeg 3348 2024-09-11T10:41:49.044486 image/jpeg 133700 2024-09-11T10:41:48.350008 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia