Shakespeare's English kings : history, chronicle, and drama /
Far more than any professional historian, Shakespeare is responsible for whatever notions most of us possess about English medieval history. Anyone who appreciates the dramatic action of Shakespeare's history plays but is confused by much of the historical detail will welcome this guide to the...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2000.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | OUP E-Books.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- History and the history plays
- Richard II : the fall of the king
- Henry IV : the king embattled
- Henry V : the king victorious
- Henry VI : the loss of empire
- Henry VI & Edward IV : the rival kings
- Richard III : the last Plantagenet
- John : the legitimacy of the king
- Henry VIII : the supreme head
- Afterword to the second edition
- Appendix on names and titles
- Genealogical charts
- Chronological charts.
