Henry IV Part 2 Allusions & Cultural References

Major Source Texts

• Raphael Holinshed, The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, Volume 3
• Anonymous, The Famous Victories of Henry V
• Samuel Daniel, The First Four Books of the Civil Wars

Literary and Biblical References

• Virgil, The Aeneid (1.1.9)
• Genesis (1.1.12)
• Luke 16. 19-31 (1.2.13)
• Book of Job (1.2.16)
• Luke 14. 28-30 (1.3.4)
• George Peele, The Turkish Mohamet and Hiren (2.4.6)
• Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine Part 2 (2.4.7)
• George Peele, The Battle of Alcazar (2.4.9)
• Homer, The Iliad (2.4.24)

Historical References: People

• King Henry IV (1367-1413)
• Prince Henry of Monmouth, later King Henry V (1387-1422)
• Prince John of Lancaster (1389-1435)
• Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390-1447)
• Thomas, Duke of Clarence (1388-1421)
• Sir John Oldcastle (d. 1417)
• Sir Henry Percy, "Hotspur" (1364-1403)
• Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland (1342-1408)
• Owen Glendower (d.1416)
• Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York (d. 1405)
• Margaret Neville (1329-1372)
• Elizabeth Percy (1371-1444)
• King Richard II (1367-1400)

Historical References: Battles and other Dust-Ups

• Battle at Shrewsbury (July 21, 1403)
• Confrontation at Shipton Moor (1405)
• Archbishop of York's arrest and execution (1405)
• Battle of Bramham Moor (1408)