Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays

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dramatic work early work of William Shakespeare history play history play trilogy play

Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays are a trilogy of English history dramas depicting the turbulent Wars of the Roses and the weak reign of King Henry VI, forming an early part of Shakespeare’s historical chronicle of England.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Henry VI trilogy	2
Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays canonical	2
Henry VI, Part 1 – Henry VI, Part 2 – Henry VI, Part 3	1
Henry VI, Part 2 – Henry VI, Part 3 – Henry VI, Part 1	1
Shakespeare's history play "Henry VI"	1
Shakespeare's second tetralogy	1
Shakespeare’s second tetralogy	1
Wars of the Roses plays by William Shakespeare	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11076690 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays
Context triple: [Raphael Holinshed, influencedWork, Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays]

A. Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the early reign of King Henry VI and the conflicts of the Hundred Years’ War, including the rise of Joan of Arc.
B. King Henry V
King Henry V was the early 15th-century King of England renowned for his military leadership in the Hundred Years’ War, especially his victory at the Battle of Agincourt, and immortalized as a complex, heroic figure in Shakespeare’s history plays.
C. Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the events surrounding King Henry V of England, particularly his leadership during the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War.
D. Shakespearean histories
Shakespearean histories are a group of William Shakespeare’s plays that dramatize events and monarchs from English history, particularly the turbulent reigns of medieval and early modern kings.
E. Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the political turmoil and factional conflicts leading up to the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays
Target entity description: Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays are a trilogy of English history dramas depicting the turbulent Wars of the Roses and the weak reign of King Henry VI, forming an early part of Shakespeare’s historical chronicle of England.

A. Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the early reign of King Henry VI and the conflicts of the Hundred Years’ War, including the rise of Joan of Arc.
B. King Henry V
King Henry V was the early 15th-century King of England renowned for his military leadership in the Hundred Years’ War, especially his victory at the Battle of Agincourt, and immortalized as a complex, heroic figure in Shakespeare’s history plays.
C. Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the events surrounding King Henry V of England, particularly his leadership during the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War.
D. Shakespearean histories
Shakespearean histories are a group of William Shakespeare’s plays that dramatize events and monarchs from English history, particularly the turbulent reigns of medieval and early modern kings.
E. Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the political turmoil and factional conflicts leading up to the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dramatic work ⓘ early work of William Shakespeare ⓘ history play ⓘ history play ⓘ history play ⓘ history play trilogy ⓘ play ⓘ play ⓘ play ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ England ⓘ England ⓘ England ⓘ
creator	William Shakespeare ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ
depicts	Wars of the Roses ⓘ conflict between the houses of Lancaster and York ⓘ reign of King Henry VI of England ⓘ
dramaticSequenceOrder	Henry VI, Part 1 – Henry VI, Part 2 – Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ linked to: Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays
featuresCharacter	Cardinal Beaufort ⓘ Duke of Bedford ⓘ Duke of Gloucester ⓘ Duke of Gloucester ⓘ Duke of York ⓘ Duke of York ⓘ Edward IV of England ⓘ Jack Cade ⓘ Joan of Arc ⓘ King Henry VI of England ⓘ King Henry VI of England ⓘ King Henry VI of England ⓘ Margaret of Anjou ⓘ Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ Queen Margaret of Anjou ⓘ Richard, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ Talbot ⓘ
followsInHistoricalChronology	Shakespeare’s Richard II ⓘ
genre	chronicle play ⓘ history play ⓘ
historicalChronologyOrder	Henry VI, Part 2 – Henry VI, Part 3 – Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ linked to: Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays
includesWork	Henry VI, Part 1 ⓘ Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ English ⓘ English ⓘ English ⓘ
narrativePrequelTo	Richard III ⓘ linked to: Richard III of England
notableFor	early experimentation with chronicle history on stage ⓘ
partOf	Shakespearean history plays ⓘ Shakespeare’s second historical tetralogy in narrative chronology ⓘ
precedesInHistoricalChronology	Shakespeare’s Richard III ⓘ linked to: William Shakespeare's Richard III
settingLocation	England ⓘ England ⓘ England ⓘ France ⓘ
theme	civil war ⓘ legitimacy of kingship ⓘ political factionalism ⓘ weak leadership ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted	15th century England ⓘ Hundred Years’ War ⓘ linked to: Hundred Years' War early Wars of the Roses ⓘ later Wars of the Roses ⓘ linked to: Wars of the Roses

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