Title page from The Life and Death of King John (facs. 1st Folio 1623)

Part of: Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies (facs. 1st Folio 1623) The Life and Death of King John (facs. 1st Folio 1623)

The contest for the crown at the center of King John is a bloody and violent one, with a surprising hero in the figure of the illegitimate Richard Plantagenet. This is a facsimile edition of the play from the First Folio edition of 1623.

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