Henry VIII

Henry VIII

by William Shakespeare

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.]

King Henry the Eighth, frontis

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