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King Henry VI, Part 1

by William Shakespeare

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King Henry VI, Part 1 is set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England. Henry VI, Part 1 takes up the loss of England's French territories and the political machinations leading up to the Wars of the Roses, as the English political system is torn apart by personal squabbles and petty jealousy.

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