What is Henry VIII (play)?
{{italictitle}} [[File:William Blake 'Queen Katharine's Dream', illustration to 'Henry VIII' 1809.jpg|thumb|Queen Katherine's Dream by [[William Blake]]]] '''''Henry VIII''''' is a [[play (theatre)|play]] by [[William Shakespeare]]. It is a [[history play]]. Shakespeare's sources were ''[[Holinshed's Chronicles]]'' and ''[[The Book of Martyrs]]'' by [[John Foxe]]. The play was first acted between 1612 and 1613. It was probably first printed in 1623 in the [[First Folio]].<ref>[http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-king-henry-viii.htm ''Henry VIII'']</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{William Shakespeare|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Plays by William Shakespeare]] [[Category:Plays based on English history]] [[Category:1610s plays]] {{lit-stub}}