Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than 1597. It is the second play in Shakespeare's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Richard II, Henry IV (two plays, including Henry IV, Part 2), and Henry V. Henry IV, Part 1 depicts a span of history that begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon in Northumberland against Douglas late in 1402 and ends with the defeat of the rebels at Shrewsbury in the middle of 1403. From the start, it has been an extremely popular play both with the public and critics. --------------------------------------------------------The printed books from Literary Domain Publishing are made on white quality paper with the size of 6x9 - the Shakespearan plays with a large font size of 12. Most of the books by Literary Domain Publishing are Public Domain and are "re-published" in order to make the books more readily available to the modern era. A commentary is usually supplied so a reader can quickly pre-view to see if it is worthwhile to invest the time in reading the book. It also gives an accurate book review by a qualified source or reader.