1. Shakespeare’s Histories
Karin Salupuu XI B

2. What Are Shakespeare’s Histories?
Plays based on the lives of
English kings
Main source:
Holinshed's Chronicles (1587)
First Folio
10 histories

3. 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

4. Most Popular Histories
Richard III Henry V

5. Richard III Henry V

6. 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

7. Sources http://englishhistory.net/tudor/beeslychapterone.htm l
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