William Shakespeare's Works/Histories/King Henry VIII

The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth is a history by William Shakespeare, written around 1603. It is one of only two Shakespearean histories unrelated to the War of the Roses, the other being King John. The play is concerned with the life and times of King Henry VIII of England, the man who infamously had six wives. Acts /Act I/ /Act II/ /Act III/ /Act IV/ /Act V/ Dramatis Personæ King Henry the Eighth Cardinal Wolsey Cardinal Campeius Capuceius Cranmer Duke of Norfolk Duke of Buckingham Duke of Suffolk Earl of Surrey Lord Chamberlain Lord Chancellor Gardiner Bishop of Lincoln Lord Abergavenny Lord Sandys Sir Henry Guildford Sir Thomas Lovell Sir Anthony Denny Sir Nicholas Vaux Cromwell Griffith Doctor Butts Brandon Queen Katherine Anne Bullen Patience Wolsey's Secretaries Three Gentlemen Garter King-at-arms a Surveyor Door-Keeper a Porter the Porter's Man Gardiner's Page a Crier an Old Lady Lords in Dumb Show Ladies in Dumb Show Queen's Attendants Scribes Officers Guards Other Attendants Spirits