What is Henry IV, Pt. 1?
{{italictitle}} [[File:FirstFolioHenryIV1.jpg|thumb|Title page in the [[First Folio]], 1623]] {{wikiquote}} {{wikisource|The First Part of King Henry the Fourth}} '''''Henry IV, Part 1''''' is a play by [[William Shakespeare]]. It was likely written no later than 1597. Shakespeare probably read [[Raphael Holinshed|Holinshed]]'s [[Holinshed's Chronicles|''Chronicles'']] for background. The play was first [[publish|printed]] in [[quarto]] in 1598 by Andrew Wise. The play was Shakespeare's most popular printed text. It is the second of Shakespeare's three plays about the [[reign]]s of [[Richard II]], [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]] (two plays), and [[Henry V]]. It has always been a popular play with [[audiences]] and with [[critic]]s. Sir [[John Falstaff]] is one of Shakespeare's greatest and most [[popularity|popular]] characters. == Other websites == *[http://publicliterature.org/books/king_henry_IV/xaa.php ''King Henry IV Part 1'' Audio and Text] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305182237/http://publicliterature.org/books/king_henry_IV/xaa.php |date=2010-03-05 }} *[http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/s/shakespeare/william/henryiv_1/ ''The First Part of Henry the Fourth''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012125930/http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/s/shakespeare/william/henryiv_1/ |date=2008-10-12 }} A modern version of unspecified provenance. *[http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/2251 Henry the Fourth part 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041014203249/http://www.gutenberg.net/etext/2251 |date=2004-10-14 }} – [[Project Gutenberg]]'s transcription from the First Folio. {{William Shakespeare|state=collapsed}} {{multistub|lit|performing-arts}} [[Category:Plays by William Shakespeare]] [[Category:Plays based on English history]] [[Category:1590s plays]]