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Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577 - Macbeth, 'History of Scotland', p.244, detail.

Shakespeare's source for a prophecy: Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor Here the Chronicles describe Macbeth being created Thane of Cawdor, and Duncan proclaiming Malcolm as his heir to the throne, two ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577 - The thane of Cawdor is condemned, 'History of Scotland', p.244, detail.

The source for Shakespeare's Macbeth. Shakespeare always amended and used his sources to suit the needs of drama. An example of this is Holinshed's tale that Banquo and others, as well as Lady Macbeth, ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577 - Volume 1 title page

Shakespeare’s major sourcebook for the history plays. Raphael (or Ralph) Holinshed began his career in London as a translator and worked on a history of the world of which the sections on England ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577 - woodcut of King from page margin, p. 219.

A marginal woodcut that draws attention to an English king studied by Shakespeare. The first edition of Holinshed’s Chronicles woodcuts is illustrated throughout, and the kings are presented ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577 After the Romans left Britain, 'History of England', p.46-47.

Shakespeare's source for the story of Cymbeline and his son Guiderius. The Chronicles include ‘history’ of the early mythical rulers of Britain at the time of the Romans, long before the ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577, 'History of Scotland', - a sermon, woodcut, p.144, detail.

Sermons: frequently heard by Shakespeare. Regular attendance at church made all Elizabethans familiar with sermons delivered by the local, or visiting clergy. In Shakespeare's comedies especially, ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577, 'History of Scotland', - a siege, woodcut, p. 231, detail.

War in Europe in Shakespeare’s time. War between the states of Europe was common in the sixteenth century and Queen Elizabeth's armies, and navy fought against the Spanish, and in the Low Countries ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577, 'History of Scotland', - battle woodcut, , p.99, detail.

Contemporary battles inspired woodcuts in the first edition of Shakespeare’s source. The detailed woodcuts in Holished's first edition, inspired by contemporary Elizabethan campaigns in Ireland, ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1577, 'History of Scotland', - naval conflict, woodcut, p. 233, detail.

Sea-battles in Shakespeare’s time. Throughout Shakespeare’s early years in London there was continual war between England and Spain, culminating in 1588 with the defeat of the Spanish Armada ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1587 - binding back board detail

The craft of the bookbinder in Shakespeare’s time. Ornamental tools, which had a metal rolling piece were heated over hot charcoal, and then used to decorate the leather ‘blindly’ ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1587 - binding view

Books for Shakespeare’s library use. Large folio volumes such as this were frequently kept in college libraries, or libraries in great houses, often chained to the reading desks. Although the ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1587 - binding, front board.

An ornamented binding on a large ‘folio’ volume of Shakespeare's time. This copy of the enlarged edition of Holinshed's Chronicles has its original leather binding which covers heavy wooden ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1587 - Henry V ,in Vol.3, p. 543

A text that Shakespeare followed closely. William Shakespeare’s history plays, from Richard II to Richard III and Henry VIII, are closely based on aspects of history he found in this later edition ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1587 - Richard II. Vol.3, p.498.

Shakespeare's source for his play of Richard II. The 'black-letter' style of printing text derived from medieval manuscript style and was, by the 1580s very old-fashioned, even in England. Nevertheless ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1587 - Richard III, in Vol.3, p.732, detail..

Shakespeare’s Richard III was derived from the history written in this text. Besides using the Chronicles of Holinshed and other contemporaries, as his source for his history plays Shakespeare ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1587 - Richard III, in Vol.3, p.732.

The source for Richard III. One of Shakespeare's earliest plays, written about 1592, was The Tragedy of Richard III, for which the main source was Holinshed's Chronicles, but which in turn was based ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1587, - record of those slain at Agincourt. Vol.3, p.555, detail.

Shakespeare read of the battle of Agincourt in these words. In working both with Holinshed and Hall's chronicles Shakespeare took pieces from both. The description of the mines at the siege of Harfleur ...

Raphael Holinshed, The... Chronicles, 1587, Printer's ornament, vol. 3, p.A3r, detail..

A Printer's header ornament on a Shakespeare sourcebook. The printer’s ornaments in many Elizabethan books have elaborate detail. In this volume hunters with their dogs confront a bear while ...