Holinshed

[ hol-inz-hed, hol-in-shed ]

noun

1. Raphael, died c1580, English chronicler.

Holinshed

/ ˈhɒlɪnʃɛd /

noun

1. HolinshedRaphael?1580MEnglishHISTORY: chronicler Raphael. died ?1580, English chronicler. His Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1577) provided material for Shakespeare's historical and legendary plays

Example Sentences

Everyone else—More, Edward Hall, Raphael Holinshed, and Shakespeare—followed suit.

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They used Holinshed and Fabyan readily enough for their Histories.

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Holinshed has placed on record some interesting details respecting Edward the Confessor.

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For Walter Raleigh and the revolt of 1549, see the dramatic account given by Holinshed.

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Holinshed, who is supported by William of Malmesbury in the assertion that in time of scarcity England imported corn.

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Corn was still subject to extraordinary fluctuations: in 1557, Holinshed says before harvest wheat was 53s.

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