Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) by Raphael Holinshed
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"Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8)" by Raphael Holinshed is a collaborative historical work published in 1577 and revised in 1587. This comprehensive chronicle of British history became a foundational source for Renaissance writers, most notably William Shakespeare. The work shaped iconic plays like Macbeth and King Lear, though Shakespeare dramatically transformed Holinshed's accounts. Where the Chronicles present Macbeth as a capable ruler for ten years, Shakespeare
reimagined him as a tragic figure consumed by ambition and darkness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Holinshed, Raphael, -1580? |
|---|---|
| Title |
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) The Eight Booke 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: 60.4 (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 -- Edward, the Confessor, 1042-1066 |
| Subject | Harold, King of England, 1022?-1066 |
| Subject | Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16669 |
| Release Date | Sep 7, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 3, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 664 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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