Henry VIII

by William Shakespeare from c. 1613

About

The reign of King Henry VIII unfolds through a series of falls from royal favor—Cardinal Wolsey's disgrace, the trial and execution of Katherine of Aragon's marriage, and the rise of Anne Boleyn. The play ends with the christening of the future Elizabeth I, presented as the dawn of a glorious new era.

Henry VIII

Characters: 45
Words: 21.9k
Acts: 5
Scenes: 3
Duration: ~2 hr 45 min

Characters

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1

KING

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91

2

Cardinal WOLSEY

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86

3

QUEEN KATHERINE

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56

4

Duke of NORFOLK

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51

5

Lord CHAMBERLAIN

—

39

6

FIRST GENTLEMAN

—

37

7

SECOND GENTLEMAN

—

37

8

Duke of BUCKINGHAM

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30

19 sections

21.9k words

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1

Epilogue

00:00

2

Prologue

00:00

Act 1

3

Act 1 Scene 1

1.8k13:48

4

Act 1 Scene 2

1.7k12:41

5

Act 1 Scene 3

5644:14

6

Act 1 Scene 4

8016:00

Act 2

7

Act 2 Scene 1

1.4k10:41

8

Act 2 Scene 2

1.1k8:08

9

Act 2 Scene 3

8786:35

10

Act 2 Scene 4

1.9k14:22

Act 3

11

Act 3 Scene 1

1.4k10:46

12

Act 3 Scene 2

3.4k25:39

Act 4

13

Act 4 Scene 1

9367:01

14

Act 4 Scene 2

1.4k10:17

Act 5

15

Act 5 Scene 1

1.4k10:38

16

Act 5 Scene 2

1.7k13:06

17

Act 5 Scene 3

7905:56

18

Act 5 Scene 4

6314:44

19

Epilogue

00:00

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