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All is True (Henry VIII) This play was first published in the First Folio (1623). It is generally, though not unanimously, believed that Shakespeare collaborated in its composition with John Fletcher . There is no external evidence about this. The Globe Theatre burned down during one of the early performances of the play, on 29 June 1613. The event was described in a letter by Sir Henry Wotton , who refers to the play as All is True . His account, along with those of the other contemporary writers, names the play All is True . The title Henry VIII probably derives from the editors of the First Folio. The main source is Holinshed's Chronicles , supplemented by Halle's Union of the Two Noble ...

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