Henry VI, Part 1
William Shakespeare · 1623 · Fiction
Full text · 5 chaptersNarrated in your voice
What it's about
After the death of Henry V, England loses its French conquests to Joan of Arc while the nobles at home quarrel, pick red and white roses in the Temple garden and start the feud that becomes the Wars of the Roses. The first of three plays on Henry VI's reign.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers working through Shakespeare's English histories - Anyone curious about the origins of the Wars of the Roses - Readers interested in how the English stage saw Joan of Arc
What’s inside
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