This book recounts English history during the reigns of eight Plantagenet kings and one Tudor. That is, it concerns the people and events that Shakespeare put on stage in his ten history plays. [The author] has written with an eye on the differences between medieval history as w…
The second edition of this which will appeal to both students and interested general readers.
Far more than any professional historian, Shakespeare is responsible for whatever notions most of us possess about English medieval history. Anyone who appreciates the dramatic action of Shakespeare's history plays but is confused by much of the historical detail will welcome th…
Far more than any professional historian, Shakespeare is responsible for whatever notions most of us possess about English medieval history. Anyone who appreciates the dramatic action of Shakespeare's history plays but is confused by much of the historical detail will welcome th…