Henry VI Part 3

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1592

Greenes, groats-worth of witte: First printed allusion to Shakespeare as a playwright

The earliest known allusion to Shakespeare as a playwright appears in Greenes, groats-worth of witte.

1595

Henry VI Part 3, first edition

This is the only surviving copy of the first edition of Henry VI Part 3, printed anonymously in 1595 printing as The True Tragedy of Richard, Duke of York.

1600

Henry VI Part 3, second edition

This is the second edition of The True Tragedy of Richard Duke of York, now known as Shakespeare’s Henry VI Part 3.

1619

Henry VI Parts 2 and 3, third editions

In 1619, William Jaggard and Thomas Pavier issued a joint reprinting of the anonymous plays The First Part of the Contention (1594) and The True Tragedy of Richard Duke of York (1595), titled The Whole Contention Between the Tw

November 8, 1623

Stationers' Register entry for the First Folio (16 of Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies)

The First Folio, which represents the first printed collection of 16 of Shakespeare’s plays, was entered into Liber D of the Stationers' Company on November 8, 1623.