Book excerpt: The celebrated Renaissance chronicler Raphael Holinshed produced a comprehensive history of the British Isles in collaboration with several others. The ‘Chronicles’ was compiled uncritically from many sources of varying degrees of trustworthiness. It provided a valuable repertory of historical information that was not readily available to the majority of Tudor readers. The Elizabethan dramatists drew heavily from Holinshed’s pages, which in turn helped change the course of English literature. This eBook presents Holinshed’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, a concise introduction and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Holinshed’s life and works * Concise introduction to the text * All of the Chronicles, based on Sir Henry Ellis’ 1807 text * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the chapters you want to read with contents tables * Features a bonus biography * A special hyperlinked ‘Glossary of Elizabethan Language’ to aid your studies * Ordering of texts into genres CONTENTS: The English Chronicles Brief Introduction to Raphael Holinshed An Historical Description of the Island of Britain The History of England from the Time that It was First Inhabited The History of England after the Conquest The Scottish Chronicles The Description of Scotland The History of Scotland The Annals of Scotland The Irish Chronicles The Description of Ireland The First Inhabitation of Ireland The Irish History The Process of Irish Affairs A Continuation of the Chronicles of Ireland The Supply of this Irish Chronicle The Biography Raphael Holinshed (1900) by Sidney Lee Glossary of Elizabethan Language