Holinshed, Raphael <br/><br/>
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (12 of 12) :  Richard the Second, the Second Sonne to Edward Prince of Wales 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holinshed%27s_Chronicles  Release date is 2016-05-23 
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<br/><br/> "Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (12 of 12)" by Raphael Holinshed is a historical chronicle first published in 1577. This collaborative work offers a comprehensive account of British history, weaving together narratives of kings, battles, and political intrigue. Famous as a primary source for Shakespeare's history plays and tragedies like Macbeth and King Lear, the Chronicles shaped Renaissance literature's understanding of the past. Its pages reveal how sixteenth-century England interpreted its own heritage, blending facts with rhetorical flourishes that defined national identity and monarchical ideals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 Great Britain -- History -- Richard II, 1377-1399 Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 
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