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Shakespeare's consuls, cardinals, and kings : the real history behind the plays / Dick Riley ; illustrations by Jessa Lowell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Riley, Dick, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge--History.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Histories.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Kings and rulers.
- Historical drama, English--History and criticism.
- Historical drama, English.
- Political plays, English--History and criticism.
- Political plays, English.
- Kings and rulers in literature.
- Great Britain--History--1066-1687--Historiography.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--In literature.
- Rome--Historiography.
- Rome.
- Rome--In literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (210 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, 2008.
- Contents:
- "In servile fearfulness" : Julius Caesar
- "Her infinite variety" : Antony and Cleopatra
- "The hearts of all his people shall revolt from him" : King John
- "What subject can give sentence on his king?" : Richard II
- "Will fortune never come with both hands full?" : Henry IV
- "God fought for us" : Henry V
- "Once more we sit in England's royal throne" : Henry VI
- "Full of danger is the Duke of Gloucester" : Richard III
- "These fierce vanities" : Henry VIII.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781472555335
- 1472555333
- OCLC:
- 1004803196
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