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Holinshed's Chronicles, also known as Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, is a collaborative work published in several volumes and two editions, the first edition in 1577, and the second in 1587.
Raphael Holinshed (/ ˈ h ɒ l ɪ n ʃ ɛ d /; [1] c. 1525 – before 24 April 1582) was an English chronicler, who was most famous for his work on The Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, commonly known as Holinshed's Chronicles.
Jan 5, 2009 · One of a uniform series of chronicles published under the superintendence of Sir Henry Ellis and others. The 1577 edition was compiled by Holinshed, William Harrison and Richard Stanyhurst; the 1587 edition was edited by John Hooker, assisted by Francis Thynne, Abraham Fleming and John Stow.
Raphael Holinshed was an English chronicler, remembered chiefly because his Chronicles enjoyed great popularity and became a quarry for many Elizabethan dramatists, especially Shakespeare, who found, in the second edition, material for Macbeth, King Lear, Cymbeline, and many of his historical.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 18, 2014 · The Project Gutenberg EBook of Holinshed Chronicles, Volume I, Complete, by Raphaell Holinshed and William Harrison and John Hooker This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
[Shakespeare's primary source for Macbeth was Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, first published in 1577. The outlines of Shakespeare's story are derived from Holinshed's account of Kings Duncan and Macbeth.
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May 23, 2016 · The Project Gutenberg EBook of Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by Raphael Holinshed This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
