Holinshed, Raphael creator Harrison, William 1534-1593 Hooker, John 1526?-1601 text utu 2014 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 DA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44700 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44700 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134027.0 44700