Henry VI Part 2 Resources

Websites

So You Think You Can Be a 16th-Century Playwright?

Check out PBS's cool online game, where you can channel your inner dramatic artist.

Read Henry VI, Part 2 Online

You can catch up with the backstory from the other plays in the history series, too.

Flower Power Struggle

Why was everyone fighting over flowers anyway? Find out on Luminarium.

Movie or TV Productions

Bloody War

BBC's take on the history play, with action packed battles.

Articles and Interviews

Play with History

An article by scholar Michael Hattaway about Shakespeare's history plays.

Will the Real Henry Please Stand Up?

Read all about the monarch Shakespeare based his play on.

Video

Football Histories

The Reduced Shakespeare Company performs all histories in 3 minutes—playing football.

Audio

Hear Ye, Hear Ye

A complete audiobook of Henry VI, Part 2.

Images

Queen Bee

Margaret of Anjou made everyone call her Queen Bee.

First Time in Print

The first printing of the play—1594 quarto edition.

Under Her Spell

Eleanor faces the punishment for her crime.

Bed Time

We're betting there are no sweet dreams for Cardinal Beaufort after getting rid of Gloucester.

Fate Fixer

The conjurer and witch answer all Eleanor's questions. Well, three of them, anyway.