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

Henry V is dead and Henry VI sits on the throne. The English nobles are divided in a prelude to the War of the Roses and York believes he should be King. Joan of Arc fights the English, who the French seek to drive out of France. Plots grow against King Henry whilst in France Joan of Arc is burnt at the stake. Gloucester hopes for peace by bringing together Henry and the daughter of a French lord. The Earl of Suffolk introduce the King to Margaret of Anjou hoping to control the King through her.
An illustration of the Globe Theatre