Shakespeare and English HistoryLittlefield, 1966 - 149 pagini The ten history plays of Shakespeare, when studied in historical sequence, cover a period of 320 years. In this unusual book, the action in each of the plays is synopsized, and characters and motivations are discussed in detail The author introduces each of the plays with a lengthy description of the actual history of the period in which the Shakespeare play takes place, so that students may readily grasp Shakespeare's art in constructing drama out of history. -- From publisher's description. |
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... Pope . In 1205 Hubert Walter , archbishop of Canterbury , died and the necessity arose of securing a successor to him . It had been the custom since the days of William the Conqueror for the ecclesiastics to elect the archbishop ...
... Pope . In 1205 Hubert Walter , archbishop of Canterbury , died and the necessity arose of securing a successor to him . It had been the custom since the days of William the Conqueror for the ecclesiastics to elect the archbishop ...
Pagina 15
... Pope then issued a threat that he would take immediate steps to have John deposed . This ordinarily would not have ... Pope , and agreed to hold England as a fief of the Papacy , to swear fealty to the Pope , and to pay an annual tax to ...
... Pope then issued a threat that he would take immediate steps to have John deposed . This ordinarily would not have ... Pope , and agreed to hold England as a fief of the Papacy , to swear fealty to the Pope , and to pay an annual tax to ...
Pagina 132
... pope was between two fires . Various embassies were sent to the pope in an effort to get him to allow the case to be tried in Wolsey's court in England ; but Pope Clement refused to sub- mit to pressure , and in 1528 sent over Cardinal ...
... pope was between two fires . Various embassies were sent to the pope in an effort to get him to allow the case to be tried in Wolsey's court in England ; but Pope Clement refused to sub- mit to pressure , and in 1528 sent over Cardinal ...
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Kings of England 10661272 | 6 |
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action affairs Anjou Anne army Arthur barons battle became Bedford Bishop Black Prince born brother Buckingham Calais captured character Charles Charles VI Chronicles claim court crown Date of Composition daughter death defeated deposed died dramatic Duke of Gloucester Duke of York Earl of March Edmund Mortimer Edward Edward III Elizabeth English history Falstaff father Faulconbridge forces French king Glendower Hastings Henry Bolingbroke Henry's historical plays Holinshed Hotspur immediately Isabella Joan John of Gaunt John's Katharine King Henry King John king of England king of France king's Lady Lancaster later London Lord Louis Margaret marriage married mother murdered Normandy Northumberland parliament peace Percy Philip Plantagenet Play Historic plot Pope protector quarrel queen rebellion reign Richard II Richard of Gloucester Roger Salic Law says scene Shakespeare slain Somerset Suffolk thee thou throne Tower uncle victory Wales Warwick wife William Winchester Wolsey Yorkists