TY - BOOK AU - Holinshed,Raphael TI - Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (04 of 12): Stephan Earle Of Bullongne AV - DA PY - 2005/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 KW - Great Britain -- History -- Stephen, 1135-1154 KW - Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holinshed%27s_Chronicles; Release date is 2005-09-27; Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Louise Pryor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (04 of 12)" is a collaborative historical work published in 1577, with a revised edition in 1587. This comprehensive description of British history became a vital source for Renaissance writers, most famously William Shakespeare. The Chronicles provided material for Shakespeare's history plays and tragedies including Macbeth and King Lear, though he transformed the narratives significantly. The work presents kings, battles, and prophecies in ways that differ markedly from their later dramatic adaptations, revealing how historical accounts were reshaped into enduring literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16760 ER -