Shakespeare and English HistoryLittlefield, 1966 - 149 páginas 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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... married John Grey , who had been killed fighting with the Lancastrians against the Yorkists at the second battle of ... marriage be- tween his daughter , Isabel , and George , Duke of Clarence , Ed- ward's younger brother , an alliance ...
... married John Grey , who had been killed fighting with the Lancastrians against the Yorkists at the second battle of ... marriage be- tween his daughter , Isabel , and George , Duke of Clarence , Ed- ward's younger brother , an alliance ...
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William Hudson Rogers. CHAPTER X Henry VII , 1485-1509 Born 1456 ; married , 1486 , Elizabeth of York . King of France ... marriage took place in January , 1486 . Henry had three objects in mind . The first was to secure the throne for ...
William Hudson Rogers. CHAPTER X Henry VII , 1485-1509 Born 1456 ; married , 1486 , Elizabeth of York . King of France ... marriage took place in January , 1486 . Henry had three objects in mind . The first was to secure the throne for ...
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... marry Anne , and to let the pope rave . Henry took this advice , chiefly because it was what he wanted to do anyway . The marriage was performed between November 1532 and January 1533. Very fortuitously Archbishop Warham died at this ...
... marry Anne , and to let the pope rave . Henry took this advice , chiefly because it was what he wanted to do anyway . The marriage was performed between November 1532 and January 1533. Very fortuitously Archbishop Warham died at this ...
Contenido
CHAPTER | 1 |
Kings of England 10661272 | 6 |
CHAPTER II | 7 |
Derechos de autor | |
Otras 13 secciones no mostradas
Términos y frases comunes
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