Project Gutenberg 2015-06-27 Public domain in the USA. 106 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Clark, William George 1821 1878 Clarke, William George Clark, W. G. (William George) Wright, William Aldis 1831 1914 Wright, W. Aldis (William Aldis) The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9] King Henry VI, parts I-III -- The first part of the Contention of the two famovs houses of Yorke & Lancaster -- The true tragedie of Richard duke of Yorke ... -- King Richard III. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9]" by Shakespeare is a collection of early modern English plays, specifically focusing on the historical dramas written in the late 16th to early 17th century. This volume includes "The First Part of King Henry VI," "The Second Part of King Henry VI," and "King Richard III," exploring the themes of power, ambition, and the conflict between the houses of Lancaster and York during the Wars of the Roses. The beginning of this volume sets the stage with a funeral for King Henry V, showing a divided English nobility grappling with his death and the looming threat from France. It introduces key characters, including the Duke of Gloucester, who becomes a central figure in the power struggles that ensue. Through a series of dialogues, we witness tensions rise between factions, setting the foundation for impending conflicts that would define the narrative of these historical plays. The opening acts highlight the disarray and ambition that characterized this turbulent period, immediately immersing readers in Shakespeare's intricate political drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 3349423 3349427 2024-09-20T13:33:56.468173 2023-09-21T09:57:42.684610 text/html text/html 3258620 2015-06-27T09:35:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 878425 2015-06-27T09:35:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1110114 2024-09-20T13:35:33.456112 application/epub+zip 1125630 2024-09-20T13:34:11.241089 application/epub+zip 954857 2024-09-20T13:34:03.376089 application/epub+zip 2341059 2024-09-20T13:36:27.423862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1753142 2024-09-20T13:35:22.699159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1582780 2022-09-22T10:40:57.078547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1441055 1440957 2024-09-20T13:33:01.273940 2023-09-21T09:56:53.250740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1441417 2015-06-27T09:35:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 519160 2015-06-27T09:35:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19639 2024-09-20T13:36:27.804839 application/rdf+xml 12582 2024-09-20T13:34:04.579076 image/jpeg 2166 2024-09-20T13:34:03.994137 image/jpeg 903137 2024-09-20T13:33:56.684128 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia