Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
King John. Richard the Second. Henry the Fourth
Author: William ShakespeareRichard II
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781728877501
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Richard II by William Shakespeare . Richard II is one of Shakespeare's finest works: lucid, eloquent, and boldly structured. It can be seen as a tragedy, or a historical play, or a political drama, or as one part of a vast dramatic cycle which helped to generate England's national identity. Today, to some of us, Richard II may appear conservative; but, in Shakespeare's day, it could appear subversive: 'I am Richard II', declared an indignant Queen Elizabeth. Numerous recent revivals in the theatre and on screen have demonstrated the enduring power and poignancy of this drama of the downfall of an egoistic but pitiable monarch.
King John. Richard II. Henry IV, pts. I, II
Author: William ShakespeareHenry IV
Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
King John. Richard II. Henry IV, part 1-2. Henry V
Author: William ShakespeareKing John. King Richard II. King Henry IV, part 1. King Henry IV, part 2. Henry V
Author: William ShakespeareHenry IV: The Righteous King
Author: Ian MortimerPublisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795335431
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
The real life story of the Plantagenet ruler, by “the most remarkable medieval historian of our time” (The Times, London). The talented, confident, and intelligent son of John of Gaunt, Henry IV started his reign as a popular and charismatic king after he dethroned the tyrannical and wildly unpopular Richard II. But six years into his reign, Henry had survived eight assassination and overthrow attempts. Having broken God’s law of primogeniture by overthrowing the man many people saw as the chosen king, Henry IV left himself vulnerable to challenges from powerful enemies about the validity of his reign. Even so, Henry managed to establish the new Lancastrian dynasty and a new rule of law—in highly turbulent times. In this book, noted historian Ian Mortimer, bestselling author of The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England and The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England, goes beyond the legend portrayed in Shakespeare’s history play, and explores the political and social forces that transformed Henry IV from his nation’s savior to its scourge.
Author: William Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare