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Henry VIII

Period written: 1612-1613 Known first performance: June 29, 1613 (Globe Theatre, London) Buckingham, suspicious of Wolsey’s actions, is about to arraign him before the King, when Wolsey has Buckingham arrested for...

Henry VIII: Act I, Scene 1

Scene 1 London. An ante-chamber in the palace. (Duke of Norfolk, Duke of Buckingham, Lord Abergavenny, Cardinal Wolsey, Guards, Secretaries, Brandon,...

Henry VIII: Act I, Scene 2

Scene 2 London. The council chamber. (King Henry, Cardinal, Nobles, Sir Thomas Lovell, Secretary, Duke of Norfolk. Queen Katherine, Suffolk, Buckingham’s...

Henry VIII: Act I, Scene 3

Scene 3 London. An ante-chamber in the palace. (Lord Chamberlain, Lord Sands, Sir Thomas Lovell) Enter Lord...

Henry VIII: Act I, Scene 4

Scene 4 A hall in York Place. (Cardinal, Anne Bullen, Ladies, Gentlemen, Sir Henry Guilford, Lord Chamberlain, Lord Sands, Lovell, Servant,...

Henry VIII: Act II, Scene 1

Scene 1 Westminster. A street. (Gentlemen, Buckingham, Tipstaves, Sir Thomas Lovell, Sir Nicholas Vaux, Sir Walter Sands)

Henry VIII: Act II, Scene 2

Scene 2 London. An ante-chamber in the palace. (Lord Chamberlain, Duke of Norfolk, Duke of Suffolk, King, Wolsey, Campeius,...

Henry VIII: Act II, Scene 3

Scene 3 London. An ante-chamber in the Queen’s apartment. (Anne Bullen, Old Lady, Lord Chamberlain) Enter Anne...

Henry VIII: Act II, Scene 4

Scene 4 A hall in Black-Friars. (Vergers, Scribes, Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Lincoln, Bishop of Ely, Bishop of Rochester, Bishop of Saint Asaph,...

Henry VIII: Act III, Scene 1

Scene 1 London. Queen Katherine’s apartment. (Queen, Women, Gentlewoman, Griffith, Wolsey, Campeius) Enter...

Henry VIII: Act III, Scene 2

Scene 2 London. Antechamber to King Henry VIII’s apartment. (Duke of Norfolk, Duke of Suffolk, Lord Surrey, Lord Chamberlain, Wolsey, Cromwell, King,...

Henry VIII: Act IV, Scene 1

Scene 1 Westminster. A street. (Gentlemen, Judges, Lord Chancellor, Choristers, Mayor of London, Garter, Marquess Dorset, Duke of Suffolk, Duke of Norfolk,...

Henry VIII: Act IV, Scene 2

Scene 2 Kimbolton. (Katherine, Dowager, Griffith, Patience, Six Vision Dancers, Messenger, Lord Capuchius) Enter...

Henry VIII: Act V, Scene 1

Scene 1 London. A gallery in the palace. (Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, Gardiner’s Page, Sir Thomas Lovell, King, Suffolk, Sir Anthony Denny, Cranmer,...

Henry VIII: Act V, Scene 2

Scene 2 The lobby before the council chamber. (Pursuivants, Pages, Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Doorkeeper of the Council Chamber, Doctor Butts, King, Lord...

Henry VIII: Act V, Scene 3

Scene 3 The council chamber. (Porter, Porter’s Man, Servant, Lord Chamberlain) Noise and tumult...

Henry VIII: Act V, Scene 4

Scene 4 The palace-yard. (Aldermen, Lord Mayor, Garter, Cranmer, Duke of Norfolk, Duke of Suffolk, Noblemen, Duchess of Norfolk, Marchioness Dorset, Ladies,...

Henry VIII: Epilogue

Epilogue (Epilogue) EPILOGUE ’Tis ten to one this play can never please All...

Henry VIII: Prologue

Act 1 Prologue (Prologue) PROLOGUE I come no more to make you laugh; things now That...