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	Henry VIII: History or Romance?
		To simplify the play into a romance only, to remove the historical Henry from Shakespeare's picture, or to paint the king in dark colors only is to miss a portion of the truth which the playwright promised us.
		Henry VIII was a compound of contraries: a devout yet devious churchman, a passionate though perilous husband, and a brilliant but bloody king.
		Some modern audience members are inclined to see lust as Henry's main motive for changing wives (and Shakespeare glances at this in the play), but Henry did not divorce Katherine until she was past the age of childbearing.
	www.bard.org /education/resources/shakespeare/henry8romance.html (1250 words)

	SparkNotes: Henry VIII: Context
		Henry VIII was written in 1613; it combines the genre of the history play, a genre Shakespeare commonly used earlier in his career, and the tragicomic romance, a genre gaining new popularity in the early 17th century.
		The play focuses on the instabilities of the royal court in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, suggesting far-ranging national implications for the infighting in court.
		Henry's divorce is also criticized, since no one believes he wants to divorce Katharine because of a flare-up of conscience about the legality of the marriage--rather, everyone believes he merely wants to marry Anne.
	www.sparknotes.com /shakespeare/henryviii/context.html (1177 words)

	NovelGuide: Henry VIII: Essay Q&A
		King Henry VIII (1491-1547), the monarch in the play, was the father of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603), whose reign coincided with the larger part of Shakespeare’s writing career.
		Henry VIII is portrayed as a generous and noble man of integrity, if at first inattentive to affairs of state.
		Henry VIII, originally titled The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight, was first printed at the end of the section of history plays in the First Folio edition of Shakespeare’s plays in 1623.
	www.novelguide.com /HenryVIII/essayquestions.html (2827 words)

	Henry VIII
		This play is probably the least admired of the histories and is such a hash of pomp and incoherence that except for a few impressive speeches the work is attributed to both Shakespeare and a collaborator.
		The material of the play is extremely touchy, since Henry VIII was Elizabeth's father, so it seems likely that by 1613 and the version we have from the First Folio, the authorities would have tampered with this one.
		Henry's divorce from Katherine has gone through and she is ill. The coronation parade passes and Anne is universally admired for her beauty.
	www.wsu.edu:8001 /~delahoyd/shakespeare/henry8.html (1633 words)

	Henry VIII (play) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth was one of the last plays written by the English playwright William Shakespeare, based on the life of Henry VIII of England.
		The play depicts the relationship between Henry VIII of England, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, and Cardinal Wolsey.
		The play is generally believed to be a collaboration between Shakespeare and John Fletcher, the writer who replaced him as the principal playwright of the King's Men.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_VIII_(play) (650 words)

	REVIEW \| Henry VIII
		The play is largely famous for being the cause of a disaster: at a 1613 performance, a shot fired to announce Henry's entrance ignited the thatched roof of the Globe Theater, and it burned to the ground.
		When Henry was offstage, the audience could enjoy the fine performances of some of the supporting actors: Julia Gibson and Sybyl Walker as two gossipy gentlewomen rehashing the goings-on with gusto; Bette Henritze as the old biddy who cackles enchantingly (Ms.
		As history, it's a whitewash of the brutal relatives of Elizabeth I, Shakespeare's patron, who is born at the end of the play and christened in a ridiculously florid tribute to the Renaissance she would soon oversee.
	hometown.aol.com /astagelife/reviews/rvhen8.htm (1914 words)

	Play Synopsis - Henry VIII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Henry VIII instructed the Cardinal to revoke the tax and pardon non-paying subjects.
		Henry VIII dances with Anne Bullen, daughter of Thomas Bullen and lady-in-waiting to the queen.
		Henry VIII discovers incriminating evidence of disloyalty against Wolsey and confronts him with it.
	www.onlineshakespeare.com /henry8syn.htm (607 words)

	Royalty.nu - Tudor Royal History - Henry VIII and His Six Wives
		Henry was a doting father and didn't seem to blame Catherine for her failure to bear healthy sons.
		Norfolk, a brother-in-law of Henry VII, was the uncle of Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard.
		Henry VIII, the League of Schmalkalden, and the English Reformation by Rory McEntegart.
	www.royalty.nu /Europe/England/Tudor/HenryVIII.html (4277 words)

	The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth at Absolute Shakespeare
		King Henry VIII begins with the Duke of Buckingham being arrested for treason, Buckingham being sent to the Tower of London..
		Henry VIII tells Wolsey to refund all those who have paid this tax but Wolsey, takes credit for the new tax being abolished.
		Henry, however has turned his attentions elsewhere; at a gala (party) Wolsey holds, the King, disguised as a foreigner to crash this party, meets Anne Bullen, immediately falling in love with her after he dances with the young lady in waiting to Queen Katherine.
	absoluteshakespeare.com /plays/henry_VIII/henry_VIII.htm (541 words)

	Henry VIII of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 22 April 1509 until his death.
		Henry VIII is famous for having been married six times, "divorcing" two by execution, and ultimately breaking with Rome.
		Henry VIII was also involved in the original construction and improvement of several significant buildings, including Nonsuch Palace, King's College Chapel in Cambridge and Westminster Abbey in London - the existing buildings improved were often properties confiscated from Wolsey (such as Christ Church, Oxford, Hampton Court Palace, palace of Whitehall) and Trinity College, Cambridge.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England (6369 words)

	Henry VIII the play by William Shakespeare
		The picture is 18th century and image displayed represents the essence of the play which, we hope, will bring to life a famous scene or character from the Henry VIII.
		Henry was a proud and wilful monarch who defies Rome's ban on divorce to marry Ann Bullen (Boleyn).
		The quotes from Henry VIII include 'No man’s pie is freed from his ambitious finger' and 'Press not a falling man too far'.
	www.william-shakespeare.info /shakespeare-play-king-henry-viii.htm (752 words)

	Henry VIII Criticism and Essays
		Several recent critics have claimed that the play is a sustained inquiry into the nature of historical knowledge, and that Shakespeare used Cranmer's prophecy and the audience's knowledge of what happened after the play's action ends to deepen and complicate the characterization of Henry and the political implications of his reign.
		Ivo Kamps (1996) excuses the often-criticized structure of the play by contending that Henry VIII is “not a disunified play about history but a play about disunified history.” Barbara Kreps (1999) examines the doubling of historical perspectives in the play—one within the action of the play, and the other of audience retrospection.
		Tying the issue of truth in the play to visual perception, Anston Bosman (1999) argues that the play suggests a skeptical approach to history, given the extent to which perception of an event is limited by others' representations and one's own distortions.
	www.enotes.com /shakespearean-criticism/henry-viii (820 words)

	Henry VIII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Johnson observes of this play, that 'the meek sorrows and virtuous distress of Katherine have furnished some scenes, which may be justly numbered among the greatest efforts of tragedy.
		We have often wondered that Henry VIII as he is drawn by Shakespeare, and as we have seen him represented in all the bloated deformity of mind and person, is not hooted from the English stage.
		Henry V - Analysis of the play and characters.
	www.theatrehistory.com /british/henry_viii_001.html (1129 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Henry VIII [2003]: DVD: Ray Winstone,Joss Ackland,Sid Mitchell,Charles Dance,Mark Strong (II),Assumpta ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Henry's quest to gain a male heir knew no bounds; by the time his obsession had destroyed many lives (not just those of the unfortunate women he married), he was an overweight and overbearing man with not too many years left to live.
		Henry is presented as a brash, lustful, but often boyishly-innocent figure, vulnerable and wounded by others around him, especially the wives, if they do not live up to his expectations or desires of loving him for himself.
		This Henry VIII is completely lacking in the intellectual prowess that earned him he title "Defender of the Faith" for his early treatise against the teachings of Martin Luther.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Henry-VIII-Ray-Winstone/dp/B0000DK4NO (2362 words)

	screenonline: Henry VIII On Screen
		It stands apart from the other history plays not just in date of composition (the others were all written before 1600) but also for its treatment of events in what was then relatively recent history.
		The play has been filmed twice, for the cinema in 1911 and for television in 1979.
		An accompanying Shakespeare in Perspective documentary was presented by Anthony Burgess, and consisted of a general introduction to the background of the play.
	www.screenonline.org.uk /tv/id/1023170/index.html (418 words)

	Henry VIII
		Henry holds this issue in abeyance while attending to other matters--in particular, a banquet at Cardinal Wolsey's residence at which he meets the comely Anne Bullen (1507-1536), the daughter of Sir Thomas Bullen.
		Theme 2: Henry VIII thirsts for a form of immortality—the perpetuation of himself and his royal line in the form of a male heir.
		Apparently, ordnance heralding the entrance of the actor playing Henry VIII ignited the thatched roof.
	www.cummingsstudyguides.net /xHenry8.html (2710 words)

	Amazon.com: King Henry VIII (Arden Shakespeare Third Series): Books: Gordon McMullan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		King Henry VIII was based on the life of the notoriously known King Henry the eight of England.
		This play showed how King Henry's life was never truly complete: he couldn't trust anyone, he was unfaithful to the Lord, his wives and his country, and he was never blessed with a son, to be heir to his throne.
		The play King Henry VIII by William Shakespeare is a wonderful recommendation for anyone who wishes to understand the tidings of King Henry the eight from a fictitious, historical, personal point of view, rather than from historical facts.
	www.amazon.com /King-Henry-VIII-Shakespeare-Paperback/dp/1903436257 (1916 words)

	Theatre Production - King Henry VIII
		For the appeal is not merely to the eye, but to the imagination, and the historical sense is stirred by the animated scenes in which an eventful period of our national life is so vividly realised by the actors, scene painters, costumiers and the rest.
		As the play closes now, with the coronation, it rounds off more fittingly the story of Henry's infatuation for Anne Bullen, to say nothing of the fact - with which indeed, we need not trouble ourselves much - that it avoids, the anachronism of placing the death of Katharine before the birth of Elizabeth.
		Wolsey's cunning and authority have been asserted again in the scene at the Council which immediately follows, and the ascendency of the Cardinal, the great state in which he lives and the impelling force of his policy are all very skilfully illustrated in the first act.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /stage2/produce/kingh/th-kingh.html (828 words)

	King Henry VIII FAQ
		The date of the first performance of Henry VIII is unknown.
		The earliest recorded performance of the play was by the King's Men on June 29, 1613, at the Globe Theatre.
		The cannon fire called for in the first act of the play set the thatched roof ablaze and the Globe burned to the ground.
	www.shakespeare-online.com /faq/henryVIIIfaq.html (136 words)

	Ananova - Anthony Hopkins to play Henry VIII
		Ananova - Anthony Hopkins to play Henry VIII
		The film focuses on the romance and brief marriage of between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
		McElhone previously worked with Hopkins on Surviving Picasso in which she played the artist's long suffering wife.
	www.ananova.com /entertainment/story/sm_289460.html?menu= (151 words)

	Moviehole.net - Eric Bana to play King Henry VIII
		Moviehole.net - Eric Bana to play King Henry VIII
		Natalie Portman and Eric Bana are in talks for "The Other Boleyn Girl”, a Justin Chadwick directed drama about the ferociously ambitious Boleyn sisters, Mary and Anne (Portman), who are rivals for the bed and heart of 16th century English King Henry VIII (Bana).
		This site is in no way connected to an official film studio.
	www.moviehole.net /news/20060621_eric_bana_to_play_king_henry_v.html (211 words)

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		Henrie the eight, sonne and successor to Henrie the seuenth.
		London: Printed by Henry Denham, at the expenses of Iohn Harison, George Bishop, Rafe Newberie, Henrie Denham, and Thomas Woodcocke, [1587].
		Part of the Catholic Encyclopedia, "The Suppression of the Monasteries" is a Catholic discussion of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries in England during the Reformation.
	ise.uvic.ca /Library/plays/H8.html (200 words)

	King Henry VIII Study Guide by William Shakespeare
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		Get the complete King Henry VIII Study Guide—approx.
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	www.bookrags.com /studyguide-kinghenryviii (85 words)

	Shakespeare: Henry VIII, All is true, research material: sources, theatre productions, music, film, painting, criticism
		Shakespeare: Henry VIII, All is true, research material: sources, theatre productions, music, film, painting, criticism
		Free searchable database for pictures of performances: photographs from the plays of Shakespeare on stage, screen, TV, opera and ballet.
		Mariological Memory in The Winter's Tale and Henry VIII
	pages.unibas.ch /shine/linkshisthenry8wf.html (355 words)

	Henry VIII: Entire Play
		The play may pass, if they be still and willing,
		For I was spoke to, with Sir Henry Guildford
		Enter KING HENRY VIII and others, as masquers, habited like shepherds, ushered by the Chamberlain.
	www-tech.mit.edu /Shakespeare/henryviii/full.html (7595 words)

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