Henry IV Part 1 ( download full text ) Plot Summary:

Hal, the son of Henry IV, is running wild with his friends. Welsh leader Own Glendower has defeated the King's army and an English rebellion starts against the King. The King persuades his son Hal to help him raise an army against the rebels. Hal challenges a rebel leader to single combat, the outcome deciding who will rule. King Henry agrees to this, but the offer does not reach the rebel leader. A battle follows in which the rebels are defeated. More rebels begin to surface in Henry IV, Part II.
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