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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... reign of William Rufus was the First Crusade , in 1099 , resulting in the capture of Jerusalem from the Seljukian Turks . The chief result of this event was a spread of a European feeling among the hitherto disconnected countries of ...
... reign of William Rufus was the First Crusade , in 1099 , resulting in the capture of Jerusalem from the Seljukian Turks . The chief result of this event was a spread of a European feeling among the hitherto disconnected countries of ...
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... reign of thirty - five years . He imposed the so - called Great Scutage , instituted the Constitutions of Clarendon , estab- lished trial by jury , and formed courts of law . He took part officially in the Third Crusade , though he ...
... reign of thirty - five years . He imposed the so - called Great Scutage , instituted the Constitutions of Clarendon , estab- lished trial by jury , and formed courts of law . He took part officially in the Third Crusade , though he ...
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... reign of Henry III . Upon Henry's death in 1272 , Edward , his son , assumed the throne at the age of thirty - three years . Few kings had had such an excellent training for the throne as he , for he had spent most of his life in ...
... reign of Henry III . Upon Henry's death in 1272 , Edward , his son , assumed the throne at the age of thirty - three years . Few kings had had such an excellent training for the throne as he , for he had spent most of his life in ...
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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