Henry IV Part 2 ( download full text ) Plot Summary:

Three years after the events in Henry IV Part 1, rebels continue to threaten King Henry. Hal, Prince of Wales, and his friend Falstaff are enlisted by the King to go to war. King Henry is ill and asks Falstaff to recruit soldiers for the army, but Falstaff enriches himself by allowing recruits to buy their way out of the army. Hal's younger brother is approached by the rebels, but captures and executes them. The King dies and Hal is crowned King Henry V. Falstaff is punished by being ordered to remain atleast ten miles from the palace upon pain of death.
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