Introduction: Henry VI and national culture * Playing Henry VI in the early modern period * Rediscoveries: Nation, war and empire (1899-1953) * The Wars of the Roses: The RSC's Henry VI and Edward IV (1963 4) * A true trilogy: The RSC's Henry VI (1977-79) * Henry VI and the BBC (1960 and 1981-3) * English counter-histories: The ESC's House of Lancaster and House of York (1987-89) * Acts of war: The RSC's The Plantagenets (1988-1990) * Plundering in front of hell: The RSC's Henry VI The Battle For the Throne (1994-1995) * Black comedies: The RSC's millennial Henry VI (2000-2001) * Appendix: Cast and crew Introduction: Henry VI and national culture * Playing Henry VI in the early modern period * Rediscoveries: Nation, war and empire (1899-1953) * The Wars of the Roses: The RSC's Henry VI and Edward IV (1963 4) * A true trilogy: The RSC's Henry VI (1977-79) * Henry VI and the BBC (1960 and 1981-3) * English counter-histories: The ESC's House of Lancaster and House of York (1987-89) * Acts of war: The RSC's The Plantagenets (1988-1990) * Plundering in front of hell: The RSC's Henry VI The Battle For the Throne (1994-1995) * Black comedies: The RSC's millennial Henry VI (2000-2001) * Appendix: Cast and crew.
The Henry VI Plays