Holinshed\u2019s Chronicles<\/em> (1577) often referred to as just Holinshed<\/em> is, in reality, a large collaborative work with content borrowed from many different authors. Its focus on describing England, Scotland, Ireland and their histories from their first inhabitation to the mid-16th<\/sup> century. The work was a principal source for many literary writers of the Renaissance, including Marlowe, Spenser, Daniel and Shakespeare3<\/sup>. Our library has several resources related to Holinshed. The oldest item we find in our collection is a leaf from the first edition of Holinshed\u2019s Chronicles<\/em> (1577). This fragment contains an account of Kett’s Rebellion where the Earl of Warwick defeats the rebels in 1549. The leaf is pages 1669(r) and 1670(v). It is a great example of the format and typology of early modern text production in England, and includes a woodcut depicting the execution of a group of rebels.<\/p>\n Leaf from 1577 edition \u2013 pp. 1669-1670 viewing (r)<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Woodcut from 1577 edition showing the execution of rebels.<\/p><\/div>\n The second resource is Holinshed’s Chronicle: As Used In Shakespeare’s Plays<\/em>, a classic Everyman’s Library (#800)<\/strong> work edited by Allardyce and Josephine Nicoll<\/strong>. Included are selections from The Chronicles<\/em> where Shakespeare drew inspiration for his plays or copied in full sections for his dialogues. They point out that Shakespeare used the Holinshed edition of 1587 “for certain phrases in the former were repeated by him almost verbatim<\/em> in several of his plays”4<\/sup>. While there are other works with extensive scholarly apparatus, the Nicolls’ provide an accessible resource on Shakespeare’s authorities.<\/p>\n Holinshed’s Chronicle: As Used In Shakespeare’s Plays, 1955<\/p><\/div>\n The last resource for Holinshed’s Chronicle<\/em>, that we will highlight here, is The Peaceable and Prosperous Regiment of blessed Queene Elisabeth: A Facsimile from Holinshed’s Chronicles (1587)<\/em> edited by Cyndia Susan Clegg and Randall McLeod<\/strong>. This volume includes extensive research into the way in which Holinshed’s Chronicle were censored by Elizabethan authorities and where large “chunks” 5<\/sup> of the text were modified for political, religious and social reasons. This research relies heavily on the Huntington Melton copy of the chronicles, which consists almost entirely of proof sheets as well as copies from the British Library and Cambridge University Library. Clegg and McLeod provide a detailed reconstruction of the “castrated sheets” and their place in the final text of the second edition6<\/sup>. This work is also notable in that it sheds light into the edition used by Shakespeare.<\/p>\n The Peaceable and Prosperous Regiment of blessed Queene Elisabeth, 2005<\/p><\/div>\n These works are central to a number of disciplines ranging from the History of England, early modern print culture, and Shakespeare studies. Our library is fortunate to have access to these resources.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n DLWA Call Number: DA130 .H73 1577<\/p>\n Worldcat: Link<\/a><\/p>\n DLWA Call Number: PR2955 .H7N5 1955<\/p>\n Worldcat: Link<\/a><\/p>\n DLWA Call Number: DA350 .H65 2005<\/p>\n Worldcat: Link<\/a><\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n –DLW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In 1548, the prominent London printer and bookseller Reyner (or Reginald) Wolfe undertook the project to produce a universal history and cosmography i.e. description and maps of the world. Other publishers, on the continent, had already produced such works with … Continue reading ![\"Holinshed\u2019s](\"http:\/\/ftl.dlwa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/FTL027-2018-11-15-01-1.png\")
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