The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight

Download or read book The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight written by William Shakespeare and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-02-11 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy to Read Shakespeare. Classic William Shakespeare Series. The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight by William Shakespeare. Henry VIII is a history play generally believed to be a collaboration between William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, based on the life of Henry VIII of England. An alternative title, All is True, is recorded in contemporary documents, the title Henry VIII not appearing until the play's publication in the First Folio of 1623. During a performance of Henry VIII at the Globe Theatre in 1613, a cannon shot employed for special effects ignited the theatre's thatched roof (and the beams), burning the original building to the ground.