The whole contention betweene the two famous houses, Lancaster and Yorke
Subtitle: with the tragicall ends of the good Duke Humfrey, Richard Duke of Yorke, and King Henrie the Sixt
By: divided into two parts and newly corrected and enlarged ; written by William Shakespeare, Gent
Series: Three centuries of drama
Publisher: Printed at London for T.P.
Published: 1619
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Henry -- VI, -- King of England, -- 1421-1471 -- Drama
Other titles: The first part of the contention betwixt the two famous houses of Yorke and Lancaster; The true tragedie of Richard Duke of Yorke, and the death of good King Henrie the Sixt
Work titles: King Henry VI. Part 2-3
Notes: The 2 parts first appeared separately and anonymously in 1594 and 1595 under titles: The first part of the contention betwixt the two famous houses of Yorke and Lancaster ; and, The true tragedie of Richard Duke of Yorke, and the death of good King Henrie the Sixt.  They form the basis of Shakespeare's Henry VI, parts 2 and 3.  The authorship of this play and its relation to Shakespeare's version are much disputed; cf. NUC pre-1956

Date of publication from NUC pre-1956

Greg III, p. 1107

Microfiche. New Canaan, CT : Readex. microfiches. (Three centuries of drama.  English, 1516-1641)  (Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830)