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The Famous History of the Life of
King Henry VIII
  • Curtain
  • Opening scene
  • Complete play
  • DRAMATIS PERSONÆ


     
     Dramatis Personae 
     Prologue 
     Act I   Scene I 
     Act I   Scene II 
     Act I   Scene III 
     Act I   Scene IV 
     Act II  Scene I 
     Act II  Scene II 
     Act II  Scene III 
     Act II  Scene IV 
     Act III Scene I 
    
    
    
     Act III Scene II 
     Act IV  Scene I 
     Act IV  Scene II  
     Act V   Scene I 
     Act V   Scene II 
     Act V   Scene III
     Act V   Scene IV
     Act V   Scene V 
     Epilogue 
     Complete play
    



    DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

    KING HENRY the Eighth (KING HENRY VIII) CARDINAL WOLSEY: CARDINAL CAMPEIUS: CAPUCIUS Ambassador from the Emperor Charles V CRANMER Archbishop of Canterbury. DUKE OF NORFOLK (NORFOLK) DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM (BUCKINGHAM) DUKE OF SUFFOLK (SUFFOLK) EARL OF SURREY (SURREY) Lord Chamberlain (Chamberlain) Lord Chancellor (Chancellor) GARDINER Bishop of Winchester. Bishop of Lincoln (LINCOLN) LORD ABERGAVENNY (ABERGAVENNY) LORD SANDS (SANDS) SIR HENRY GUILDFORD (GUILDFORD) SIR THOMAS LOVELL (LOVELL) SIR ANTHONY DENNY (DENNY) SIR NICHOLAS VAUX (VAUX) Secretaries to Wolsey. (First Secretary) (Second Secretary) CROMWELL Servant to Wolsey. GRIFFITH Gentleman-usher to Queen Katharine. Three Gentlemen. (First Gentleman) (Second Gentleman) (Third Gentleman) DOCTOR BUTTS Physician to the King. Garter King-at-Arms. (Garter) Surveyor to the Duke of Buckingham. (Surveyor) BRANDON A Sergeant-at-Arms. (Sergeant) Door-keeper of the Council-chamber. Porter (Porter) and his Man. (Man) Page to Gardiner. (Boy) A Crier. (Crier) QUEEN KATHARINE (QUEEN KATHARINE) Wife to King Henry, afterwards divorced. (KATHARINE) ANNE BULLEN (ANNE) her Maid of Honour, afterwards Queen. (QUEEN ANNE) An old Lady, friend to Anne Bullen. (Old Lady) 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. (Scribe) (Keeper) (Servant) (Messenger)

    
    SCENE	London; Westminster; Kimbolton
    
    
    

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