Dakin Matthews’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts i and ii into a single three-act play covering Bolingbroke’s turbulent reign. In these beloved and gripping epic history plays ...

Henry Bolingbroke has ascended the throne as King Henry IV. Hounded by misgivings over slaying Richard II, he endorses a crusade in the Holy Land but is thwarted by unrest in Scotland and Wales.

Meanwhile, Prince Hal again disappoints King Henry IV because of continued association with the lowlives of London. Prince Hal's brother, Prince John, undoes the rebellion through devious ...