Shakespeare's English Kings: History, Chronicle, and DramaFar 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 this guide to the Richards, Edwards, Henrys, Warwicks and Norfolks who ruled and fought across Shakespeare's page and stage. Not only theater-goers and students, but today's film-goers who want to enrich their understanding of film adaptations of plays such as Richard III and Henry V will find this revised edition of Shakespeare's English Kings to be an essential companion. Saccio's engaging narrative weaves together three threads: medieval English history according to the Tudor chroniclers who provided Shakespeare with his material, that history as understood by modern scholars, and the action of the plays themselves. Including a new preface, a revised further reading list, genealogical charts, an appendix of names and titles, and an index, the second edition of Shakespeare's English Kings offers excellent background reading for all of the ten history plays. |
Contents
THE FALL OF THE KING | |
THE KING EMBATTLED | |
THE KING VICTORIOUS | |
THE LOSS OF EMPIRE | |
THE RIVAL KINGS | |
THE LAST PLANTAGENET | |
THE LEGITIMACY OF THE KING | |
THE SUPREME HEAD | |
APPENDIX ON NAMES AND TITLES | |
CHRONOLOGICAL CHART | |
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alliance Angevin Anjou archbishop Armagnacs army Arthur battle Beaufort bishop Bolingbroke brother Buckingham Burgundy Calais captured Charles chroniclers claim Clarence Clarence’s council court crown daughter dauphin death died dramatic duke of York dynastic earldom Edward Edward IV Elizabeth Elizabeth Woodville England English episode executed Exeter father fifteenth century France French Glendower Gloucester heir Henry V’s Henry VI Henry VIII Henry’s Henry’s reign historians Holinshed Hotspur house of York inheritance IV’s John of Gaunt John’s Katharine king’s kingdom Lancaster Lancastrian later Plantagenets London lords Margaret marriage married medieval Mortimer murder Neville noble Norfolk Normandy Northumberland Orléans parliament Percy persons Philip plot political prince quarrel queen rebellion rebels revolt Richard duke Richard II royal rule Salisbury scene Scrope Shakespeare Shakespeare’s play Somerset Suffolk surviving Talbot Thomas throne treason treaty of Troyes Tudor uncle usurpation victory Wales Warwick Welsh Wolsey Woodvilles York’s Yorkist
Bibliographic information
| Title | Shakespeare's English Kings: History, Chronicle, and Drama |
| Author | Peter Saccio |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2000 |
| ISBN | 019988076X, 9780199880768 |
| Length | 304 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / Shakespeare |
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