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Famous History of the
Life of King Henry VIII.

Preface.
The First Edition. 'The Famous History of the Life
of King Henry the Eighth' was printed for the first time
in the First Folio. There was no Quarto edition of the
play.The text of the play is singularly free from corrup-
tions; the Acts and Scenes are indicated throughout; *
the stage directions are full and explicit. † Rowe first
supplied, imperfectly, the Dramatis Personæ.Date of Composition. Henry the Eighth was un-
doubtedly acted as 'a new play' on June 29th, 1613, and
resulted in the destruction by fire of the Globe Theatre
on that day. The evidence on this point seems absolutely
conclusive: --
i. Thomas Lorkin, in a letter dated "this last of
June," 1613, referring to the catastrophe of the previous
day, says: "No longer since than yesterday, while Bour-
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* Except in the case of Act V. Sc. iii., where no change of
scene is marked in the folio. "Exeunt" is not added at the end
of the previous scene, but it is quite clear that the audience was
to imagine a change of scene from the outside to the inside of
the Council-chamber. The stage-direction runs: -- 'A Councell
Table brought in with Chayres and Stooles, and placed under
the state,' etc.
† The lengthy stage-direction at the beginning of Act. V. Se. v.
was taken straight from Holinshed; similarly, the order of the
Coronation in Act. IV. Sc. i.

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Publication Information: Book Title: All's Well That Ends Well: King Henry VIII with Introductions, Notes, Glossary, Critical Comments, and Method of Study. Contributors: William Shakeshpeare - author. Publisher: The University Society. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1901. Page Number: 1.
    
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