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1599 plays
- As You Like ItThe play As You Like It emerged from the creative ferment of late 1598 and early 1599. No quarto edition exists for this work, meaning its first printed…
- Henry IV, Part 2William Shakespeare wrote Henry IV, Part 2 between the years 1596 and 1599. This play serves as the third chapter of a four-part historical cycle that began…
- Much Ado About NothingWilliam Shakespeare wrote Much Ado About Nothing during the years 1598 and 1599. The play first appeared in print when stationers Andrew Wise and William…
- Henry V (play)In early 1599, the Earl of Essex launched a military campaign to quell Tyrone's Rebellion in Ireland. This expedition began in late March and was scuttled by…
- Julius Caesar (play)Thomas Platter the Younger wrote in his diary on the 21st of September 1599 that he saw a tragedy about Julius Caesar at a Bankside theatre.