Henry VI
On the other hand, Edward Burns, in his 2000 "Arden Shakespeare" 3rd series edition of "1 Henry VI", and Ronald Knowles, in his 1999 "Arden Shakespeare" 3rd series edition of "2 Henry VI", make the case that "2 Henry VI" probably preceded "1 Henry VI". Similarly, Randall Martin, in his 2001 "Oxford Shakespeare" edition of "3 Henry VI", argues that "1 Henry VI" was almost certainly written last. In his 2003 "Oxford" edition of "1 Henry VI", Michael Taylor agrees with Martin. Additionally, it is worth noting that in the "Oxford Shakespeare: Complete Works" of 1986 and the 2nd edition of 2005, and in the "Norton Shakespeare" of 1997 and again in 2008, both "2 Henry VI" and "3 Henry VI" precede "1 Henry VI".