The History of King Henry IV

[The History of King Henry IV]
Year: 
1597
Type: 
Public: 
Moral assessment: 
Type: Literature
Nothing inappropriate.
Some morally inappropriate content.
Contains significant sections contrary to faith or morals.
Contains some lurid passages, or presents a general ideological framework that could confuse those without much Christian formation.
Contains several lurid passages, or presents an ideological framework that is contrary or foreign to Christian values.
Explicitly contradicts Catholic faith or morals, or is directed against the Church and its institutions.

In the first part, the king and prince Hal defeat the rebellion of the Percys, Douglas, Mortimer and Glendower at Shrewsbury in 1403. We are introduced to Falstaff who is living a riotous life with Hal and his companions, plotting a robbery. At the battle at Shrewsbury Hal killed Hotspur in single combat. Falstaff claims it was he who was killed in combat and feigns his own death.
In the second part, another rebellion comes from archbishop Scroop, Mowbray and Hastings. In the meantime, Falstaff and his crew continue the merriment.
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