Henry VIII

by William Shakespeare

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Henry VIII, alternately titled All Is True was co-authored by Shakespeare and his successor, John Fletcher. The Globe Theatre was burned down during its performance in 1613 due to a special effects cannon shot that caught the stage thatched roof ablaze. The title The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight did not appearing until the play's publication in the First Folio of 1623. [Portrait of Henry VIII with Charles Quint and Pope Leon, 1520.]

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Table of Contents

Prologue

Act One, Scene I

Act One, Scene II

Act One, Scene III

Act One, Scene IV

Act Two, Scene I

Act Two, Scene II

Act Two, Scene III

Act Two, Scene IV

Act Three, Scene I

Act Three, Scene II

Act Four, Scene I

Act Four, Scene II

Act Five, Scene I

Act Five, Scene II

Act Five, Scene III

Epilogue

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