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Henry VIII
by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Type of Work:

Historical, fictional play

Setting

London, England; 16th century

Principal Characters

Henry VIII, Tudor King of England
Katherine of Aragon, Queen of England
Anne Bullen, Henry's lover and subsequent queen
Wolsey, ambitious Cardinal of York
Duke Buckingham, Wolsey's adversary
Duke of Norfolk and Duke of Suffolk, also Wolsey's enemies
Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury

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