Tudor chroniclers

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Tudor chroniclers were early modern English historians writing under Tudor rule whose often partisan accounts helped shape the traditional, largely negative image of figures like King Richard III.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of historians
historiographical tradition
country Kingdom of England
employer Tudor dynasty
endTime 1603
fieldOfWork historiography
history
genre chronicle
political history
royal biography
hasEffect contributed to a largely negative image of Richard III of England
reinforced Tudor claims to the English throne
shaped later perceptions of the Wars of the Roses
influenced English Renaissance drama
surface form: Shakespearean history plays

William Shakespeare
traditional historiography of Richard III
influencedBy Tudor propaganda
humanist historiography
knownFor legitimizing Tudor rule through historical narrative
producing partisan accounts of late medieval English history
shaping the traditional image of Richard III of England
language English
mainSubject English Reformation Parliament era
surface form: English Reformation

Wars of the Roses
reign of Henry VII of England
reign of Henry VIII of England
reign of Richard III of England
succession disputes in England
notableMember Edward Hall
Lord George Cavendish
surface form: George Cavendish

John Foxe
John Stow
Lorenzo Valla
surface form: Polydore Vergil

Raphael Holinshed
Robert Fabyan
William Camden
notableWork Tudor historiography of the Wars of the Roses
early modern narratives of Richard III
patron Edward VI of England
Elizabeth I of England
Henry VII of England
Henry VIII of England
Mary I of England
politicalAlignment anti-Yorkist
pro-Tudor
startTime 1485
timePeriod Tudor period
writingStyle didactic
moralizing
politically partisan

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