Holinshed

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

/ ˈhɒl ɪnzˌhɛd, ˈhɒl ɪnˌʃɛd /

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noun

Raphael, died c1580, English chronicler.

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How to use Holinshed in a sentence

Everyone else—More, Edward Hall, Raphael Holinshed, and Shakespeare—followed suit.
We Told You So: Richard III Society Celebrates Their Hero’s Rediscovery|Dan Jones|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They used Holinshed and Fabyan readily enough for their Histories.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1|William Painter
Holinshed has placed on record some interesting details respecting Edward the Confessor.
The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc.|Various
For Walter Raleigh and the revolt of 1549, see the dramatic account given by Holinshed.
The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century|Richard Henry Tawney

Holinshed, who is supported by William of Malmesbury in the assertion that in time of scarcity England imported corn.
A Short History of English Agriculture|W. H. R. Curtler
Corn was still subject to extraordinary fluctuations: in 1557, Holinshed says before harvest wheat was 53s.
A Short History of English Agriculture|W. H. R. Curtler

British Dictionary definitions for Holinshed

Holinshed

Holingshed

/ (ˈhɒlɪnʃɛd) /

noun

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

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