02007cam a22003493u 4500 44700 UtSlPG 20260610134027.0 m cr n 260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 DA Holinshed, Raphael Holinshed Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, Complete Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2014 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holinshed%27s_Chronicles Release date is 2014-01-18 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Lesley Halamek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Holinshed's Chronicles: England, Scotland, and Ireland. Volume 1, Complete" is a collaborative historical work published in 1577. This comprehensive description of British history became a cornerstone source for Renaissance literature, most notably inspiring Shakespeare's plays including Macbeth, King Lear, and his history plays. The Chronicles blend national, royal, and heroic ideals through detailed narratives of Britain's past. Though Shakespeare drew heavily from these pages, he transformed the material—changing sympathetic rulers into tragic villains, brief mentions into complex characters, and historical accounts into timeless drama that diverged significantly from Holinshed's original tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 Harrison, William, 1534-1593 Hooker, John, 1526?-1601 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44700 85539 85539