Project Gutenberg 2023-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 181 Ireland, W. H. (William Henry) 1777 1835 Ireland, William Henry Ireland, Samuel William Henry Flagellum Sculptor, Satiricus Ireland, Mr. (William Henry) Anser Pen-drag-on Pen-drag-on, Anser Irwin, William Henry Freeman, W. H. (William Henry) Ireland, S. W. H. (Samuel William Henry) Persius, Paul Ireland, Samuel 1744 1800 Ireland, Sam. (Samuel) Burges, James Bland, Sir 1752 1824 Burges, J. B. (James Bland), Sir Burges, James Bland, Sir, bart. Burgess, J. B. (James Bland), Sir Burgess, James Bland, Sir Lamb, James Bland, Sir Merry, Robert 1755 1798 Della Crusca Crusca, Della Pye, Henry James 1745 1813 Pye, H. J. (Henry James) Pye, James Henry 17021560 Vortigern; an historical play $aUnited Kingdom :$bJoseph Thomas, $c1832. Also known as: Vortigern and Rowena. Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortigern_and_Rowena Tim Lindell, Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Vortigern; an historical play" by W. H. Ireland is a historical drama written in the late 18th century. The play revolves around Vortigern, a king who grapples with ambition and treachery as he seeks to secure power and control over Britain. Amidst a backdrop of political intrigue and familial conflict, the narrative explores themes of betrayal, ambition, and the moral quandaries associated with the pursuit of power. The opening of the play sets the stage for a narrative filled with conspiracies and moral dilemmas. Vortigern is introduced as a character ambivalent about his ambition, contemplating whether to seize the kingdom by orchestrating the deaths of rival claimants—the princes of the previous king. Meanwhile, his family dynamics complicate matters, particularly with his daughter, Flavia, who is caught in a web of loyalty to her father and love for Aurelius, one of the princes. The initial scenes establish a tense and dramatic atmosphere, foreshadowing the conflict that will arise as both personal and political confrontations unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/vortigernhistori00irel_0/page/n7/mode/2up 20210524063549ireland 1832 GB Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Tragedies (Drama) Literary forgeries and mystifications -- Early works to 1800 Vortigern, active 450 -- Drama Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Forgeries Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835 PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 278076 2025-07-28T06:01:52.478888 text/html 276535 2023-05-09T19:14:53 text/html 1530184 2025-07-28T06:02:00.602882 application/epub+zip 1528200 2025-07-28T06:01:54.502911 application/epub+zip 384218 2025-07-28T06:01:53.238919 application/epub+zip 2484364 2025-07-28T06:02:04.052827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2449085 2025-07-28T06:01:59.266895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172788 2025-07-28T06:01:51.136928 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172470 2023-05-09T19:14:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23255 2025-07-28T06:02:04.252835 application/rdf+xml 16909 2025-07-28T06:01:53.450927 image/jpeg 1968 2025-07-28T06:01:53.342903 image/jpeg 64666 2023-05-09T19:15:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 1439521 2023-05-09T19:15:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 1451488 2025-07-28T06:01:52.515886 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia