What is Henry VI (plays)?
'''Henry VI''' is a series of three [[history]] plays by [[William Shakespeare]]. They are set during the lifetime of King [[Henry VI of England]]. [[Henry VI, Part 1]] deals with the loss of England's [[France|French]] territories and the politics leading up to the [[Wars of the Roses]]. [[Henry VI, Part 2]] shows the King's inability to deal with the quarrelling [[noble]]s, and the armed conflict which follows. [[Henry VI, Part 3]] deals with the horrors of that conflict. In 2016, scholars working on the New Oxford Shakespeare editions, announced that they were crediting Shakespeare's colleague and rival, [[Christopher Marlowe]], as the co-author of the trilogy.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/23/christopher-marlowe-credited-as-one-of-shakespeares-co-writers |title=Christopher Marlowe credited as one of Shakespeare's co-writers |last=Alberge |first=Dalya |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=23 October 2016}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Plays by William Shakespeare]] [[Category:Plays by Christopher Marlowe]] [[Category:Plays based on English history]] [[Category:1590s plays]] {{stub}}