Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (01 of 12)
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"Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (01 of 12)" by Raphael Holinshed is a collaborative historical work first published in 1577. This comprehensive description of British history became a primary source for Renaissance writers, most notably William Shakespeare. The Chronicles provided material for Shakespeare's history plays and influenced works like Macbeth, King Lear, and Cymbeline. Through rhetorical figures and thematic paradigms, it establishes ideals of nation, monarchy, and
heroism, offering readers a window into how Renaissance audiences understood their own history and political landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Holinshed, Raphael, -1580? |
|---|---|
| Title |
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (01 of 12) William the Conqueror |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holinshed%27s_Chronicles |
| Credits |
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Louise Pryor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087 |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16738 |
| Release Date | Sep 24, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 462 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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