The Pictorial Edition of the Works Of William Shakespeare Histories Vol. II, edited by Charles Knight
Henry VI, Part 1, often referred to as 1 Henry VI, is a history play by William Shakespeare, and possibly Christopher Marlowe and/or Thomas Nashe, believed to have been written in 1591 and set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England. Whereas Henry VI, Part 2 deals with the King's inability to quell the bickering of his nobles and the inevitability of armed conflict, and Henry VI, Part 3 deals with the horrors of that conflict, Henry VI, Part 1 deals with the loss of England's French territories and the political machinations leading up to the Wars of the Roses, as personal squabbles and petty jealousy tear apart the English political system.
Although the Henry VI trilogy may not have been written in chronological order, the three plays are often grouped with Richard III to form a tetralogy covering the entire Wars of the Roses saga, from the death of Henry V in 1422 to the rise to power of Henry VII in 1485. The success of this sequence of plays firmly established Shakespeare’s reputation as a playwright.
TALBOT
I vowed, base knight when I did meet thee next,
To tear the garter from thy craven's leg,
Which I have done because unworthily
Thou wast installed in that high degree. –
Pardon me, princely Henry and the rest.
This dastard, at the Battle of Patay,
When but in all, I was six thousand strong,
And that the French were almost ten to one,
Before we met or that a stroke was given,
Like to a trusty squire did run away;
In which assault, we lost twelve hundred men.
Myself and divers gentlemen beside
Were there surprised and taken prisoners.
Then judge, great lords, if I have done amiss,
Or whether that such cowards ought to wear
This ornament of knighthood
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