ENG100H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hamlet Q1, Bloody Kisses, House Of York
Document Summary
One of shakespeare"s earlier plays (5th or 6th play) First quarto 1597; 5 additional quarto editions before folio 1623; another 2 quartos after folio suggests great popularity. Probably one of the most popular during his own lifetime. History play being more popular than tragedy or comedy is interesting. Henry vi came to the throne at a very young age and plagued by long and extremely difficult kingship. This is how yorks were able to stake that they had a stronger claim for the throne. Claim that they get it through the second son of edward iii (lionel duke of clarence). One of the daughters, anne of mortimer, married the son of edward iii"s third son (edmund of langley, duke of york). Richard duke of york, who was to take power, died during war, so his son, edward iv took the throne. Lancastrian claim to throne derived through john of gaunt.
