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Holinshed's Chronicles, also known as Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, is a collaborative work published in several volumes and two editions, the first edition in 1577, and the second in 1587.
Raphael Holinshed (/ ˈ h ɒ l ɪ n ʃ ɛ d /; [1] c. 1525 – before 24 April 1582) was an English chronicler, who was most famous for his work on The Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, commonly known as Holinshed's Chronicles.
May 21, 2024 · Their identification of John Milton’s handwriting in two volumes of Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles (1587) belonging to the Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix, Arizona, makes this one of only three known books to preserve Milton’s handwritten reading notes, and one of only nine books to have survived from his library.
John Milton’s handwritten annotations have been identified in a copy of Holinshed's Chronicles, a vital source of inspiration for the Paradise Lost poet.
Introduction to Holinshed on King John. 1 Although the author of the excerpt that follows is recorded simply as Raphael Holinshed, the two-volume work that bears his name is a compilation written and revised by several authors. First published in 1577, it was extensively revised, then censored, in the 1587 version used here.
Welcome to the texts of Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland. The site displays the two editions of the Chronicles, published in 1577 and 1587. The two editions are significantly different, and those new to Holinshed may benefit from the discussion of some of those differences elsewhere on this site. Hitherto comparison ...
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May 17, 2024 · Read this issue. In 1942 the real estate magnate and philanthropist Alfred Knight purchased a copy of Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles in its second, expanded edition (1587). He was building a collection of rare books with a particular focus on Shakespeareana.
