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Henry IV, Part 1

arts Maturity 9-11

This is a famous play.

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It tells a story about a king. A prince must learn to lead. Some people fight the king. It is a very big story. Do you like stories about kings?
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File:Edwin Austin Abbey - King Henry IV, Part I, The King to the Prince of Wales, “Thou shalt have charge and sovereign trust herein.”, (Act III, Scene ii) - 1937.1171 - Yale University Art Gallery.jpg
Edwin Austin Abbey - King Henry IV, Part...
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Henry4thHal.jpg
File:'Henry IV', Part I, Act I, Scene 3, Hotspur and the Fop Samuel John Egbert Jones (1797–1861) Royal Shakespeare Theatre.jpg
'Henry IV', Part I, Act I, Scene 3,...
File:Eduard von Grützner - Falstaff (1906).jpg
Eduard von Grützner - Falstaff (1906).jpg
File:Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) - Dispute between Hotspur, Glendower, Mortimer and Worcester (from William Shakespeare's 'Henry IV Part I') - 1947P6 - Birmingham Museums Trust.jpg
Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) - Dispute...
File:Falstaff plays the king.jpg
Falstaff plays the king.jpg
File:'Henry IV', Part I, Act V, Scene 4, Falstaff and the Dead Body of Hotspur Robert Smirke (1753–1845) Royal Shakespeare Theatre.jpg
'Henry IV', Part I, Act V, Scene 4,...
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1587 printing of Holinshed's Chronicles.jpg
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First-page-first-folio-1henry4.jpg
File:The Dering Manuscript.jpg
The Dering Manuscript.jpg
File:William Blake 'As if an angel dropped down from the clouds', illustration to 'Henry IV.jpg
William Blake 'As if an angel dropped...
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Henry IV Part 1 quarto.jpg

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