Henry IV, Part 1

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Elizabethan drama history play play

Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the turbulent reign of King Henry IV and the coming-of-age of his son, Prince Hal, amid rebellion and political unrest in England.

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Label	Occurrences
Henry IV, Part 1 canonical	51
Act 3 of Henry IV, Part 1	2
Act 1 of Henry IV, Part 1	1
Act 2 of Henry IV, Part 1	1
Act 4 of Henry IV, Part 1	1
Act 5 of Henry IV, Part 1	1
Henry IV by William Shakespeare	1
Henry IV, Part 1, Act 1	1
Henry IV, Part 1, Act 2	1
Henry IV, Part 1, Act 3	1
Henry V (Falstaff’s circle referenced)	1
Shakespeare's history play "Henry IV"	1
Shakespeare's play Henry IV, Part 1	1
Shakespeare’s "Henry IV, Part 1"	1
Shakespeare’s Henry IV	1
Shakespeare’s Henry IV plays	1
The History of Henry the Fourth, Part 1	1
William Shakespeare's play "Henry IV, Part 1"	1
William Shakespeare’s play "Henry IV, Part 1"	1
play extempore scene in Henry IV, Part 1	1
scenes from Henry IV, Part 1	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T504701 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Henry IV, Part 1
Context triple: [The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap, locatedInWork, Henry IV, Part 1]

A. Message from the King
Message from the King is a 2016 neo-noir action thriller film in which Chadwick Boseman stars as a South African man who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his sister’s death.
B. Henry V (1989 film)
Henry V (1989 film) is a British historical war drama directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, adapting Shakespeare’s play about the young English king’s campaign in France during the Hundred Years’ War.
C. Henry V (1944 film)
Henry V (1944 film) is a British Technicolor adaptation of Shakespeare’s history play, directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, renowned for its innovative staging and patriotic wartime context.
D. Thomas More's History of King Richard III
Thomas More's History of King Richard III is a seminal early-16th-century biographical and historical narrative that portrays Richard III as a ruthless usurper and heavily shaped the king’s enduringly negative reputation.
E. Lear
Lear is the surname of Norman Lear, the influential American television writer and producer known for creating groundbreaking sitcoms such as "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Henry IV, Part 1
Target entity description: Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the turbulent reign of King Henry IV and the coming-of-age of his son, Prince Hal, amid rebellion and political unrest in England.

A. Message from the King
Message from the King is a 2016 neo-noir action thriller film in which Chadwick Boseman stars as a South African man who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his sister’s death.
B. Henry V (1989 film)
Henry V (1989 film) is a British historical war drama directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, adapting Shakespeare’s play about the young English king’s campaign in France during the Hundred Years’ War.
C. Henry V (1944 film)
Henry V (1944 film) is a British Technicolor adaptation of Shakespeare’s history play, directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, renowned for its innovative staging and patriotic wartime context.
D. Thomas More's History of King Richard III
Thomas More's History of King Richard III is a seminal early-16th-century biographical and historical narrative that portrays Richard III as a ruthless usurper and heavily shaped the king’s enduringly negative reputation.
E. Lear
Lear is the surname of Norman Lear, the influential American television writer and producer known for creating groundbreaking sitcoms such as "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Elizabethan drama ⓘ history play ⓘ play ⓘ
author	William Shakespeare ⓘ
centralTheme	coming of age ⓘ honour ⓘ kingship ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ rebellion ⓘ
characterContrast	Prince Hal and Falstaff ⓘ linked to: Bardolph Prince Hal and Hotspur ⓘ linked to: Bardolph
countryOfOrigin	England ⓘ
dramatises	Percy rebellion ⓘ
featuresEvent	Battle of Shrewsbury ⓘ
firstPublicationForm	quarto ⓘ
followedBy	Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ Henry V ⓘ linked to: Henry V (play)
follows	Richard II ⓘ linked to: King Richard II of England
genre	drama ⓘ history ⓘ
hasCharacterType	comic knight ⓘ rebellious nobleman ⓘ wayward prince ⓘ
includedIn	First Folio ⓘ linked to: First Folio of Shakespeare
includesSetting	Eastcheap tavern ⓘ linked to: The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap battlefield ⓘ royal court ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	English Renaissance ⓘ
mainCharacter	Bardolph ⓘ Earl of Northumberland ⓘ Earl of Worcester ⓘ Henry Percy ⓘ Hotspur ⓘ King Henry IV ⓘ linked to: King Henry IV of England Lady Percy ⓘ Owen Glendower ⓘ Peto ⓘ Poins ⓘ Prince Hal ⓘ Sir John Falstaff ⓘ
originalMedium	stage play ⓘ
partOfSeries	Henriad ⓘ
setDuring	reign of King Henry IV ⓘ
setInCentury	15th century ⓘ
setInLocation	England ⓘ
setInPeriod	reign of Henry IV of England ⓘ
source	Holinshed's Chronicles ⓘ
structure	five acts ⓘ

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Referenced by (72)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap → locatedInWork → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap → firstKnownAppearance → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

William Shakespeare → notableWork → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Sir John Falstaff → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Sir John Falstaff → firstAppearance → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Sir John Falstaff → notableScene → play extempore scene in Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

Mistress Quickly → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Mistress Quickly → firstAppearance → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Peto → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Peto → firstAppearance → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Peto → relatedWork → Henry V (Falstaff’s circle referenced) ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

Henry V of England → portrayedIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Henry IV, Part 2 → follows → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Bardolph → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Bardolph → firstAppearance → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Eastcheap, London → mentionedIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

First Folio of Shakespeare → containsWork → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Works of William Shakespeare → includesWork → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

subject linked to: works of William Shakespeare

Plump Jack → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Plump Jack → hasPart → scenes from Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

The Hollow Crown → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Chimes at Midnight → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

1 Henry IV → hasAlternativeTitle → The History of Henry the Fourth, Part 1 ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

1 Henry IV → hasAlternativeTitle → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Owain Glyndŵr → subjectOf → Shakespeare's play Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

Glyndŵr Rising → relatedWork → Shakespeare’s "Henry IV, Part 1" ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

Raphael Holinshed → influencedWork → Shakespeare’s Henry IV ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

Holinshed's Chronicles → influencedWork → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Boar’s Head Tavern → appearsInWork → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Eastcheap → mentionedIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Doll Tearsheet → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Prince Hal → appearsInWork → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Henry Percy → portrayedIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Hotspur → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Owen Glendower → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Owen Glendower → firstPerformanceWork → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Owen Glendower → appearsInAct → Act 3 of Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

Lady Percy → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Lady Percy → appearsInAct → Henry IV, Part 1, Act 2 ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

Lady Percy → appearsInAct → Henry IV, Part 1, Act 3 ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

Poins → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Henriad → consistsOf → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Battle of Shrewsbury → depictedIn → William Shakespeare’s play "Henry IV, Part 1" ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

The King → basedOn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Henry V of England → culturalDepiction → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

subject linked to: King Henry V

Earl of Northumberland → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Prince John of Lancaster → portrayedIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Earl of Worcester → appearsIn → Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

Earl of Worcester → appearsInAct → Act 1 of Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

Earl of Worcester → appearsInAct → Act 2 of Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ

linked to: Henry IV, Part 1

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