The Famous History of the Life of Henry the Eighth

by William Shakespeare

Contents

ACT I

• SCENE I. London. An ante-chamber in the palace.
• SCENE II. The same. The council-chamber.
• SCENE III. An ante-chamber in the palace.
• SCENE IV. A Hall in York Place.

ACT II

• SCENE I. Westminster. A street.
• SCENE II. An ante-chamber in the palace.
• SCENE III. An ante-chamber of the QUEEN'S apartments.
• SCENE IV. A hall in Black-Friars.

ACT III

• SCENE I. London. QUEEN KATHARINE's apartments.
• SCENE II. Ante-chamber to KING HENRY VIII's apartment.

ACT IV

• SCENE I. A street in Westminster.
• SCENE II. Kimbolton.

ACT V

• SCENE I. London. A gallery in the palace.
• SCENE II. Before the council-chamber. Pursuivants, Pages, &c. attending.
• SCENE III. The Council-Chamber.
• SCENE IV. The palace yard.
• SCENE V. The palace.

Main actors

• KING HENRY the Eighth
• CARDINAL WOLSEY
• CARDINAL CAMPEIUS
• CAPUCIUS, Ambassador from the Emperor Charles V.
• CRANMER, Archbishop of Canterbury.
• DUKE OF NORFOLK
• DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM
• DUKE OF SUFFOLK
• EARL OF SURREY
• Lord Chamberlain
• Lord Chancellor
• GARDINER, Bishop of Winchester.
• Bishop of Lincoln.
• LORD ABERGAVENNY
• LORD SANDS
• SIR HENRY GUILDFORD
• SIR THOMAS LOVELL
• SIR ANTHONY DENNY
• SIR NICHOLAS VAUX
• Secretaries to Wolsey.
• CROMWELL, Servant to Wolsey.
• GRIFFITH, Gentleman-usher to Queen Katharine.
• Three Gentlemen.
• DOCTOR BUTTS, Physician to the King.
• Garter King-at-Arms.
• Surveyor to the Duke of Buckingham.
• BRANDON
• A Sergeant-at-Arms.
• Door-keeper of the Council-chamber. Porter, and his Man.
• Page to Gardiner.
• A Crier.
• QUEEN KATHARINE Wife to King Henry, afterwards
• divorced.
• ANNE BULLEN, her Maid of Honour, afterwards Queen.
• An old Lady, friend to Anne Bullen.
• PATIENCE, woman to Queen Katharine.
• Several Lords and Ladies in the Dumb Shows; Women attending upon the Queen; Scribes, Officers, Guards, and other Attendants.
• Spirits.

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