Shakespeare’s Histories Karin Salupuu XI B
What Are Shakespeare’s Histories? Plays based on the lives of English kings Main source: Holinshed's Chronicles (1587) First Folio 10 histories
Histories in Chronological Order of Settings King John Richard II Henry IV Parts I and II Henry V Henry VI Parts I, II and III Richard III Henry VIII
Most Popular Histories Richard III Henry V
Richard III Henry V
Historical Importance Reflect nationalism ‘Tudor propaganda’ Political and social evolution Shakespeare’s first recorded works: Richard III Henry VI Parts I-III Wars of the Roses
Sources http://englishhistory.net/tudor/beeslychapterone.htm l http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespearean_history http://cla.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/engl339/history.html http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/Rich ard_III_earliest_surviving_portrait.jpg http://www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/william- shakespeare-histories.htm
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