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After the original 1592 performances, the complete text of 1 Henry VI seems to have been rarely acted.

The first definite performance after Shakespeare's day was on 13 March 1738 at Covent Garden, in what seems to have been a stand-alone performance, as there is no record of a performance of either 2 Henry VI or 3 Henry VI.

The next certain performance in England didn't occur until 1906, when F. R.

Benson presented the play at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in a production of Shakespeare's two tetralogies, performed over eight nights.

As far as can be ascertained, this was not only the first performance of the octology, but was also the first definite performance of both the tetralogy and the trilogy.

Benson himself played Henry and his wife, Constance Benson, played Margaret.