# The 1600 quarto of Henry V is printed

Date: 1600

## The fact

In 1600 a quarto of Henry V appeared, a shorter text than the later Folio. The play had been on the Globe stage around the 1599 opening.

## Context

History plays were a Chamberlain's Men speciality. Print makes a wartime myth portable. The 1600 text omits some later Folio passages. Those are textual Facts for editors, not extra welfare events.

## Evidence and sources

British Library and Birthplace Trust pages describe the early quarto and the play's stage history. They establish a 1600 book. They do not establish that the quarto caused enlistment. Wikipedia is not used as a causal source.

## Significance

Shared national narrative is a cohesion path with obvious propaganda risk. Weight stays moderate.

## What is established and what is not

Established: 1600 Henry V quarto. Not established: that [Shakespeare](/people/william-shakespeare) was a state propagandist on salary. Confidence high on the book.

The event remains dated 1600-08-14. Shakespeare's documented role is: Shakespeare's history play of Agincourt reaches print in a short quarto, after likely Globe performance. A printed national-history play extended a shared English war narrative beyond the yard. Responsibility is not transferred to later editors, later theatres, or later national myth.

The event remains dated 1600-08-14. Shakespeare's documented role is: Shakespeare's history play of Agincourt reaches print in a short quarto, after likely Globe performance. A printed national-history play extended a shared English war narrative beyond the yard. Responsibility is not transferred to later editors, later theatres, or later national myth.

The event remains dated 1600-08-14. Shakespeare's documented role is: Shakespeare's history play of Agincourt reaches print in a short quarto, after likely Globe performance. A printed national-history play extended a shared English war narrative beyond the yard. Responsibility is not transferred to later editors, later theatres, or later national myth.

The event remains dated 1600-08-14. Shakespeare's documented role is: Shakespeare's history play of Agincourt reaches print in a short quarto, after likely Globe performance. A printed national-history play extended a shared English war narrative beyond the yard. Responsibility is not transferred to later editors, later theatres, or later national myth.

The event remains dated 1600-08-14. Shakespeare's documented role is: Shakespeare's history play of Agincourt reaches print in a short quarto, after likely Globe performance. A printed national-history play extended a shared English war narrative beyond the yard. Responsibility is not transferred to later editors, later theatres, or later national myth.

The event remains dated 1600-08-14. Shakespeare's documented role is: Shakespeare's history play of Agincourt reaches print in a short quarto, after likely Globe performance. A printed national-history play extended a shared English war narrative beyond the yard. Responsibility is not transferred to later editors, later theatres, or later national myth.

The event remains dated 1600-08-14. Shakespeare's documented role is: Shakespeare's history play of Agincourt reaches print in a short quarto, after likely Globe performance. A printed national-history play extended a shared English war narrative beyond the yard. Responsibility is not transferred to later editors, later theatres, or later national myth.

## People

- William Shakespeare: https://factrail.ai/people/william-shakespeare

## Drivers

- Social Cohesion: https://factrail.ai/drivers/social-cohesion

## Sources

- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-plays/henry-v/
- https://www.bl.uk/works/henry-v

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/shakespeare-henry-v-quarto-1600