# King John & Henry VIII

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- Book: [King John & Henry VIII](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-shakespeare/king-john-henry-viii) ([King John & Henry VIII.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-shakespeare/king-john-henry-viii.md))
- Authors: [William Shakespeare](https://www.bookquiver.com/william-shakespeare), [Jonathan Bate](https://www.bookquiver.com/jonathan-bate), [Eric Rasmussen](https://www.bookquiver.com/eric-rasmussen)
- Publisher: bantam_classics
- ISBN: 978-05-5321-286-0
- Pages: 592
- Published: 1988-01-07
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

These two history plays—one written in the early days of Shakespeare’s career and one at the very end—are alike in the complexity of their political vision. King John probes the nature...