Rarely
performed
and
little
known,
the
first
play
in
Shakespeare’s
first
tetralogy
is
more
than
a
simple
preface
to
the
more
famous,
substantive
pieces
that
follow
it.
Hugely
popular
in
its
day
and
featuring
memorable
characters
–
brave
Talbot,
Joan
of
Arc
–
deemed
worthy
of
mention
in
accounts
by
Shakespeare’s
contemporaries,
Henry
the
Sixth,
Part
I
is
a
play
filled
with
raucous
energy,
incessant
swordplay,
political
intrigue,
and
the
first
sparks
that
set
off
the
bloody
Wars
of
the
Roses.
WARNING
–
violence
