# Books like Henry IV, Part 1

**10** books similar to *Henry IV, Part 1* by William Shakespeare (Historical Fiction · grades 11–12), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** drama, history, in literature, kings and rulers
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## Similar books

- [The Taming of the Shrew](https://readinglist.school/book/the-taming-of-the-shrew) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_ — Is by William Shakespeare, the same author, shares themes of drama, and both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list.
- [The Underground Railroad](https://readinglist.school/book/the-underground-railroad) by Colson Whitehead _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of history, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and same genre (Historical Fiction).
- [Julius Caesar](https://readinglist.school/book/julius-caesar) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–11)_ — Is by William Shakespeare, the same author, overlapping grades (9–11), and the same era (1590s).
- [Torch](https://readinglist.school/book/torch) by Lyn Miller-Lachmann _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Barber Shop Chronicles](https://readinglist.school/book/barber-shop-chronicles) by Inua Ellams _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of drama, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Jude the Obscure](https://readinglist.school/book/jude-the-obscure) by Thomas Hardy _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Mansfield Park](https://readinglist.school/book/mansfield-park) by Jane Austen _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Our Country's Good](https://readinglist.school/book/our-countrys-good) by Timberlake Wertenbaker _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of drama, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Sweat](https://readinglist.school/book/sweat) by Lynn Nottage _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of drama, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [The Rover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-rover) by Aphra Behn _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of drama, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and overlapping grades (11–12).

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