Raphael Holinshed (died c. 1580) was an English chronicler, whose work, commonly known as Holinshed's Chronicles, was one of the major sources used by William Shakespeare for a number of his plays. Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Generally a chronicle (Latin chronica) is historical account of facts and events in chronological order. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Relatively little is known about Holinshed. He is thought to have come from Cheshire, but lived in London, where he worked as a translator for the printer Reginald Wolfe. Wolfe gave him the project of compiling a world history from the Flood to the reign of Queen Elizabeth. This ambitious project was never finished, but one portion was published as The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1577. Holinshed was only one contributor to this work; others involved in its production included William Harrison, Richard Stanyhurst, and John Hooker. This article is about the English county. ... St. ... Reginald Wolfe, publisher to Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) in London, died in 1573 before he was able to finish his project of a universal Cosmography of the whole world, and therewith also certain particular histories of every known nation. ... Michelangelo Buonarroti In the Hebrew Bibles account (Gen. ... Elizabeth I ( 7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... Events March 17 - formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold May 29 - Publication of the Bergen Book which is better known as the Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord, one of the Lutheran confessional writings, later condensed into an... For other people of this name, see William Harrison William Harrison (1534 - 1593) was an English clergyman, one of the co-authors of Holinsheds Chronicle. ... Richard Stanyhurst (1547 - 1618), English translator of Virgil, was born in Dublin. ... John Hooker (English constitutionalist) John Hooker (North Carolina assemblyman) John Lee Hooker (American blues musician) Categories: Disambiguation ...

Shakespeare used the revised second edition of the Chronicles (published in 1587) as the source for most of his history plays, the plot of Macbeth, and for portions of King Lear and Cymbeline. Events February 8 - Mary, Queen of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she is implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. July 22 - Colony of Roanoke: A group of English settlers arrive on Roanoke Island off of North Carolina to re-establish the... Traditionally, the works of William Shakespeare have been grouped into three categories: tragedies, comedies, and histories. ... Scene from Macbeth, depicting the witches conjuring of an apparition in Act IV, Scene I Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, based loosely on historical events, such as the King Macbeth of Scotland, and including characteristic features of a morality play. ... King Lear and the Fool in the Storm by William Dyce (1806-1864) King Lear is generally regarded as one of William Shakespeares greatest tragedies. ... The Mythical British King Cymbeline is identified with Cunobelinus Cymbeline is a play by William Shakespeare. ...

Further reading

• Allardyce and Josephine Nicoll, eds. Holinshed's Chronicle as Used in Shakespeare's Plays. 1927.

External link

• Holinshed's Chronicles, from the University of Pennsylvania
• Holinshed's Chronicles from www.gutenberg.org