Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) by Raphael Holinshed

"Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9)" by Raphael Holinshed is part of a collaborative historical work first published in 1577. This comprehensive chronicle of British history became a primary source for Renaissance writers, most notably William Shakespeare. The work presents national and royal narratives through distinctive rhetorical styles, chronicling events and figures that would later be transformed into some of literature's most famous plays. From Macbeth's ten-year reign to King Lear's story, these chronicles reveal the historical accounts that inspired theatrical masterpieces. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Holinshed, Raphael, -1580?
Title Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9)
Henrie IV
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holinshed%27s_Chronicles
Credits Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Turgut Dincer and the Online
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 61.7 (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 Middle Ages
Subject Great Britain -- History -- Henry IV, 1399-1413
Category Text
eBook-No. 28188
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Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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