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King Henry IV, Part 1

by William Shakespeare

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Open Library OL1348798W

King Henry IV, Part 1 was composed in the later years of the reign of Elizabeth I, when questions of succession and political stability were prominent. Set in England in the early 1400s during the reign of Henry IV, the play depicts rebellion against the crown alongside the development of Prince Hal, the future Henry V, and examines themes of leadership and the formation of the heir apparent.

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