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King Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare is a verifiable show that investigates power, resistance, and self-improvement. The play follows the political turmoil during Ruler Henry IV's rule, as he faces a resistance drove by Hotspur (Henry Percy). In the mean time, the lord's child, Ruler Hal, invests his energy in bars with the wicked Sir John Falstaff, avoiding imperial obligations. Hal's change from a lighthearted youth to a mindful pioneer is key to the story. As pressures rise, Hal in the long run faces Hotspur in fight, killing him and demonstrating his value to his dad. The play ...

A tragedy, a comedy, and a history all rolled into one, the story of the tyrannical Richard III ranks among Shakespeare's most popular plays. Opening with the famous "Now is the winter of our discontent" soliloquy, this masterful work follows its antihero as he plots to steal the throne of England, causing murder and mayhem all along the way. A full cast, including Robert Stephens and Dame Peggy Ashcroft, brings this devilishly entertaining work to life.

This decidedly unusual book gives an excellent account of what its title purports. Rendering fresh views, not only of the poet and engraver William Blake and the radical democratic pamphleteer Thomas Paine, but of the entirety of that cavalcade of events encompassed under the rubric of revolution in the 18th century—in America, in France, and in the Caribbean island known today as Haiti, as well as of the reform and radical movements contemporaneous in Britain with the rise of empire and “industrialism”.