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- Wolfe acquired many of John Leland 's works and with these he constructed chronologies and drew maps that were up to date. This took over 24 years of his life; however, when Wolfe realised he could not complete this project on his own, he hired Raphael Holinshed and William Harrison to assist him.
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When Wolfe realised he could not complete this project on his own, he hired Raphael Holinshed and William Harrison to assist him. Wolfe died with the work still uncompleted in 1573, and the project—changed to a work specifically about the British Isles—was run by a consortium of three members of the Stationers' Company .
Raphael Holinshed (/ ˈhɒlɪnʃɛd /; [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. It was the "first complete printed history of England composed as a continuous narrative". [2]
Feb 11, 2009 · For the discovery of a manuscript of Harrison's ‘Great English chronology’ allows a fuller appreciation of his role in the Holinshed group, and reveals tensions within the intellectual milieu from which the Chronicles emerged.
May 26, 2021 · But he realized that he couldn’t accomplish all of this on his own and hired Raphael Holinshed, as well as William Harrison, an English clergyman, to join the team and help complete his vision. KS: Unfortunately, Wolfe didn’t live to see the completion of his project.
Furthermore, Harrison's prophetic cultural vision fundamentally conflicted with Wolfe's and Raphael Holinshed's intention to present facts simply, without interpreting them for the reader (1577: I, Hist.Eng., 125). Wolfe did not even consider Harrison's ‘Chronology’ as a chronological source.
Aug 15, 2024 · Holinshed was employed by Wolfe as an assistant and translator, but his role must have grown gradually to that of editor-compiler. When Wolfe died, the financing of the project was taken...
Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles was the most ambitious English historical work of the sixteenth century. It was also the last work in the English chronicle tradition, and as such has remained relatively unappreciated both as an achievement in its own right and by its influence on contemporaries.
