Henry IV Part 1: Video Introduction

Thank you to Angus Vail for introducing Henry IV Part 1.

Angus Vail is an entertainment attorney and has managed the business office for the band KISS for 25 years. He has looked after legal and money matters for bands since the late 1980’s, including INXS and 3 Doors Down. 

He is also an avid Shakespeare fan, and is currently working on building The Container Globe: a reimagined modern version of Shakespeare’s 1599 Globe constructed from repurposed and modified  shipping containers: www.thecontainerglobe.com.

To see Angus’ TEDx talk on the Container Globe, click here.

Many thanks to my friend Joey Bianco of Whim Wham for the animated video elements.

Henry IV Part 1: Additional Resources

Henry IV Part 1 by Dan HainsworthHere are some resources to help guide your way into Henry IV Part 1:

Thanks for Dan Hainsworth for letting us use his Shakespeare icons, as shown above right.

Henry IV Part 1: From the Folger Archive

Enjoy these images of Henry IV Part 1 from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Find more here.

Falstaff [graphic] / Liebig Company’s Fleisch-Extract.
John Jack as Sir John Falstaff [in Shakespeare’s King Henry IV pt. 1] [graphic] / Sarony.
[King Henry IV, part 1, twelve small illustrations mounted on one mat] [graphic] / [Daniel Nicolaus Chodowiecki].
[Falstaff in four different poses] [graphic] / Geo. Cruikshank.
[King Henry IV, pt. 1, II, 4, a sketch of Falstaff in the upper right-hand corner with a quotation on the left side:] “A plague of all cowards … I am a rogue if I have drunk today” [graphic] / J. Saunders.
Mr. J. Kemble as Hotspur [in Shakespeare’s King Henry IV, pt. 1] [graphic].
King Henry IV, pt. 1, II, 4, [Falstaff enacting the part of the king] [graphic] / [Johann Heinrich Ramberg].
[King Henry IV, portrait of Bardolph] [graphic] / [John Hamilton Mortimer].
[King Henry IV, pt. 1, Haymarket Theatre, May 16, 1896, Mr. Tree as Falstaff, Mr. Waller as Hotspur] [graphic] / J. Jellicoe.
Sir John Falstaff & Bardolph [King Henry IV, pt. 1] [graphic] / George Cruikshank.
Henderson as Falstaff [graphic] / [Victor Moblard].
Henry IV, part 1, a set of seven original drawings [graphic] / [Byam Shaw].
Henry IV, part 1, a set of seven original drawings [graphic] / [Byam Shaw].
Henry IV, part 1, a set of seven original drawings [graphic] / [Byam Shaw].
Henry IV, part 1, a set of seven original drawings [graphic] / [Byam Shaw].
Henry IV, part 1, a set of seven original drawings [graphic] / [Byam Shaw].
Henry IV, part 1, a set of seven original drawings [graphic] / [Byam Shaw].
Henry IV, part 1, a set of seven original drawings [graphic] / [Byam Shaw].