Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) by Raphael Holinshed
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"Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8)" by Raphael Holinshed is a historical chronicle published in 1577, with a revised edition in 1587. This comprehensive work describes British history across England, Scotland, and Ireland. Famous for inspiring Shakespeare's history plays and tragedies like Macbeth and King Lear, the Chronicles presented historical narratives quite differently from their dramatic adaptations. Where Shakespeare created dark, complex characters, Holinshed's accounts often portrayed
figures like Macbeth as capable rulers whose stories unfolded through different moral lenses and political contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Holinshed, Raphael, -1580? |
|---|---|
| Title |
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holinshed%27s_Chronicles |
| Credits |
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Lesley Halamek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.1 (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 -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16617 |
| Release Date | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 3, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 390 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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