Talk:Henry VI, Part 1
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I thought the "War of Roses" cycle comprised more than four plays. Isn't it the following?
- Henry IV, part 1
- Henry IV, part 2
- Henry V
- Henry VI, part 1
- Henry VI, part 2
- Henry VI, part 3
- Richard III
-- Viajero 08:29 2 Jul 2003 (UTC)
- The Wars of the Roses start symbolically with Act 2 Scene 4 of Henry VI Part 1 (Plucking roses in the Temple Garden) and end with Richmond's victory in Richard III. (Actual history may be a little more complicated.) DavidCh0 16:32, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Bias Against Shakespeare
The part of the article pertaining to historical accuracy is clearly biased. We cannot be certain that Shakespeare was completely unconcerned with 'historical accuracy', though the indicators do point that way. Though there is evident bias in the play, it is also unhelpful to say the superiority of English soldiers was 'illusory'. It may well have been the case that the French were outclassed; we do not know. Ronald Collinson 22:28, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
- You're right, that is an inane and badly-written section. I tried a quick rewrite; see what you think. The Singing Badger 23:04, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
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- Much better. Many thanks. Ronald Collinson 23:33, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
