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Henry VIII
William Shakespeare
A dramatization of the events leading to Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and his marriage to Anne Boleyn. The play focuses on the fall of Cardinal Wolsey and the eventual birth of Princess Elizabeth. It is a collaboration between Shakespeare and John Fletcher.
King Henry VIII, Queen Katherine, Cardinal Wolsey, Anne Bullen
First Performance: 1613, at Globe Theatre, London
Famously the play during which the original Globe Theatre burned down in 1613 when a stage cannon sparked the thatch roof.
Original Actors: Unknown
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