description: In the first years of the 15th century, England is in the middle of a civil war. Powerful rebels have assembled against King Henry IV in an attempt to overthrow him. They have just suffered a major defeat at the Battle of Shrewsbury, but several rebel leaders--including the Archbishop of York, Lord Mowbray, and Lord Hastings--remain alive and continue to wage war against the king. King Henry, aging prematurely because of his anxiety over the war and over his oldest son, Prince Hal, has recently become very ill.
language: English
title: Henry IV Part II
titlecomplete: Henry IV Part II (Folger Shakespeare Library)
characters: Sir John Falstaff, Harcourt, Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, Richard le Scrope, Bishop of Lichfield and Archbishop of York, Master Smooth, Nell Poins, Bardolph, First Strewer, Ralph Mouldy, Davy, servant to Justice Shallow, Henry V of England, Mistress Nell Quickly, Maud, Baroness Lucy, Lady Northumberland, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Robert Shallow, Francis the drawer, Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf, Dorothy "Doll" Tearsheet, Sergeant Fang, Simon Shadow, Master Dumbe, Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, Second Beadle, Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk, Morton, Sir John Colleville, Messenger, Speaker of the Epilogue, Sir John Blount, William Gascoigne, Gower, Edward "Ned" Poins, Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, Page to King Henry IV, Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, Travers, Servant to the Lord Chief Justice, Ursula, Master Tisick, Thomas Fitzalan, 5th Earl of Arundel, 10th Earl of Surrey, Sneak, Thomas Wart, Third Strewer, Peto, Justice Silence, First Beadle, Ancient Pistol, Second Strewer, Sergeant Snare, Peter Bullcalf, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, 2nd drawer, Henry IV of England, Sir Ralph Hastings, Rumour, the Presenter, Elizabeth Mortimer, Baroness Camoys, Robin, Page to Falstaff, Goodwife Keech, Fauconbridge, Francis Feeble, Master Dommellton
genres: Historical, Literature, British Literature, Classics, Drama, Plays, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Theatre
ratings_count: 19431
places: Warkworth, Northumberland, Engand
series: Henry IV, Wars of the Roses
publisher: Washington Square Press