num_pages: 218
description: Read &amp; Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's history play, "Henry VIII", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. Based on the English King, “Henry VIII” explores two intriguing tales. First, the treacherous exploits of Henry’s influential advisor, Cardinal Wolsey, then Henry’s desire to divorce his wife Katherine and his controversial marriage to Anne Bullen (Boleyn). Its performance at the Globe in 1613 resulted in the burning down of the theatre’s original structure due to the real cannon fire that took place as stated in the stage directions. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world's most famous dramatist.
language: English
title: Henry VIII
titlecomplete: Henry VIII (Shakespeare Library)
characters: Elizabeth I of England, William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, Thomas Lovell, Anthony Denny, George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny, Thomas Cranmer, Thomas Wolsey, Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, Thomas Cromwell, Catherine of Aragon, Dr. William Butts, Thomas More, Lorenzo Campeggio, Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, William Warham, Gilbert Park, Eustace Chapuys, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, 2nd Earl of Surrey, Sir Henry Marney, Patience (Lady in waiting to Katherine of Aragon), Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden, John de la Court, Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Henry Guildford, Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, Griffith, attendant to Katherine of Aragon, John Longland, Bishop of Lincoln, Nicholas Hopkins, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, Anne Boleyn, Old Lady (Attendant to Anne Boleyn), Stephen Gardiner, Charles Knevet, Henry VIII of England, Stephen Peacock, Lord Mayor of London
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Historical, Poetry, Drama, 17th Century, Literature, Classics, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 9038
publisher: Read & Co. Classics