chronicles of Edward Hall
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The chronicles of Edward Hall are a 16th-century English historical work that narrates the Wars of the Roses and Tudor rise to power, serving as a key source for Shakespeare’s history plays.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward Hall’s Chronicle | 1 |
| Chronicles of Edward Hall | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English prose history
ⓘ
chronicle ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tudor propaganda ⓘ |
| author | Edward Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of major battles
ⓘ
biographical sketches of English kings ⓘ descriptions of court ceremonies ⓘ speeches attributed to historical figures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
dynastic conflict
ⓘ
legitimacy of kingship ⓘ succession disputes ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
ⓘ
history ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | dramatic representation of English kings in Renaissance theatre ⓘ |
| historicalMethod | narrative synthesis of earlier sources ⓘ |
| historicalPerspective | Tudor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalValue | key narrative source for late medieval and early Tudor England ⓘ |
| impactOn | Elizabethan views of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| influenced | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
moralizing
ⓘ
rhetorical ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
English history
ⓘ
Tudor dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
account of the rise of the Tudor dynasty
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narrative of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| politicalPerspective | pro-Tudor ⓘ |
| settingDescribed |
English battlefields
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English royal court ⓘ |
| sourceFor | early modern English historiography ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
15th century
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early 16th century ⓘ late 14th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
Henry IV, Part 1
NERFINISHED
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Henry IV, Part 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry V NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VI, Part 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard III NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakespearean history plays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
scholarship on Shakespeare’s sources
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studies of Tudor historiography ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Anglica Historia
this entity surface form:
Edward Hall’s Chronicle