History play · c. 1591

The Second Part of King Henry the Sixth

by William Shakespeare

Henry VI's marriage to Margaret of Anjou opens a reign of faction: the Duchess of Gloucester's sorcery brings down the good Duke Humphrey, murdered at the instigation of Suffolk, who is himself killed at sea by pirates. Jack Cade's rabble rising sweeps London in prose and carnage, while Richard of York throws off his pretence and openly claims the crown, winning the first battle of St Albans and opening the Wars of the Roses.

Contents · 24 parts

• Act I, Scene 1about 260 lines
• Act I, Scene 2about 110 lines
• Act I, Scene 3about 200 lines
• Act I, Scene 487 lines
• Act II, Scene 1about 210 lines
• Act II, Scene 286 lines
• Act II, Scene 389 lines
• Act II, Scene 4about 120 lines
• Act III, Scene 1about 390 lines
• Act III, Scene 2about 440 lines
• Act III, Scene 336 lines
• Act IV, Scene 1about 160 lines
• Act IV, Scene 2about 120 lines
• Act IV, Scene 310 lines
• Act IV, Scene 464 lines
• Act IV, Scene 512 lines
• Act IV, Scene 610 lines
• Act IV, Scene 777 lines
• Act IV, Scene 849 lines
• Act IV, Scene 954 lines
• Act IV, Scene 1054 lines
• Act V, Scene 1about 230 lines
• Act V, Scene 2about 110 lines
• Act V, Scene 338 lines

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