Henry VI (play)
Henry VI is a series of three history plays by
In 2016, scholars working on the New Oxford Shakespeare editions, announced that they were crediting Shakespeare's colleague and some time rival,
Although the Henry VI trilogy may not have been written in chronological order, the three plays are often grouped together with Richard III to form a tetralogy, the "minor tetralogy", covering the entire Wars of the Roses saga, from the death of Henry V in 1422 to the rise to power of Henry VII in 1485. It was the success of this sequence of plays which firmly established Shakespeare's reputation as a playwright. The "major tetralogy" or Henriad, covering the previous reigns, were written later.
The three plays were published separately, and have often been performed separately, although they have also been combined in various adaptations into a single play or two plays. Further details about performances and adaptations appear in the articles about the individual plays.
References
- ^ Alberge, Dalya (23 October 2016). "Christopher Marlowe credited as one of Shakespeare's co-writers". The Guardian.