Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (07 of 12)

"Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (07 of 12)" by Raphael Holinshed is a historical chronicle first published in 1577. This collaborative work provides a comprehensive account of British history, weaving together tales of kings, battles, and political intrigue. Famous as a primary source for Shakespeare's history plays and tragedies like Macbeth and King Lear, the Chronicles shaped Renaissance literature's understanding of England's past. Its narratives blend historical record with rhetorical flourishes, establishing ideals of monarchy, heroism, and national identity that influenced generations of writers and readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Read or download for free

How to read Url Size
Read now! https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45526.html.images 358 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45526.epub3.images 221 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45526.epub.images 228 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45526.epub.noimages 196 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45526.kf8.images 324 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45526.kindle.images 317 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45526.txt.utf-8 329 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/45526/pg45526-h.zip 198 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Holinshed, Raphael, -1580?
Title Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (07 of 12)
Iohn the Yongest Sonne of Henrie the Second
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holinshed%27s_Chronicles
Credits Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Richard Tonsing and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Reading Level Reading ease score: 62.4 (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 -- Tudors, 1485-1603
Subject Great Britain -- History -- To 1485
Subject Great Britain -- History -- John, 1199-1216
Category Text
EBook-No. 45526
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 24, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 291 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!