Gadshill, Francis, and Ostler: read by Alan Clare Sir Richard Vernon: read by David Muncaster Peto, Sir Michael, Chamberlain, and Travellers: read by Mockfrog Scroop, Archbishop of York: read by Vin Reilly Henry Percy (Hotspur): read by Michael Sirois Northumberland and 2nd Messenger: read by Lisa Wilson Prince John of Lancaster: read by Brian EdwardsĮarl of Westmoreland: read by Larysa Jaworski Henry, Prince of Wales: read by Max Porter Zasada King Henry IV and Douglas: read by Mark F. Narrator/stage directions: read by Kalynda (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden and Wikipedia) From the start this has been an extremely popular play both with the public and with critics. The action continues in King Henry IV, Part 2. The play’s climax is the Battle of Shrewsbury, in which Prince Hal and Hotspur meet and fight, with Prince Hal and the forces of the King prevailing.

As the time of battle nears, Prince Hal joins his father and is given a high command. In the meantime, his son Prince Hal is living the low life in the company of Sir John Falstaff. The King’s attitude toward Mortimer and the Percy family prompts them to plot rebellion. As the play opens, King Henry IV (formerly Henry Bolingbroke) and Henry Percy (Hotspur) argue over the disposition of prisoners from the Battle of Holmedon. King Henry IV, Part 1 is the second of Shakespeare’s eight Wars of the Roses history plays, with events following those of King Richard II. LibriVox recording of King Henry IV, Part 1, by William Shakespeare.

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