William Rufus Holinshed, Raphael creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (02 of 12)" by Raphael Holinshed is a collaborative historical work published in 1577, with a revised edition in 1587. This comprehensive chronicle of British history became a crucial source for Renaissance writers, particularly William Shakespeare. Its vivid accounts of kings, battles, and political intrigue inspired plays like Macbeth and King Lear, though Shakespeare transformed the material significantly. The Chronicles present dramatically different versions of familiar stories, revealing how history became literature in Elizabethan England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holinshed%27s_Chronicles Release date is 2005-09-25 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Louise Pryor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 Great Britain -- History -- William II, Rufus, 1087-1100 Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 DA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16748 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16748 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133406.0 16748