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Raphael Holinshed (/ ˈ h ɒ l ɪ n ʃ ɛ d /; 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.
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
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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. It was a large, comprehensive description of British history published in three volumes ( England, Scotland and Ireland ).
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Welcome to the texts of Holinshed's. Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland. The site displays the two editions of the Chronicles, published in 1577 and 1587. The two editions are significantly different, and those new to Holinshed may benefit from the discussion of some of those differences elsewhere on this site.
Holinshed's Chronicles, Volume V: Scotland. [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.
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.
Dec 27, 2012 · Abstract. The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1577, 1587), issued under the name of Raphael Holinshed, was the crowning achievement of Tudor historiography, and became the principal source for the historical writings of Spenser, Daniel and, above all, Shakespeare.
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