Holinshed

American

[hol-inz-hed, hol-in-shed] / ˈhɒl ɪnzˌhɛd, ˈhɒl ɪnˌʃɛd /

noun

Raphael, died c1580, English chronicler.

Holinshed British

/ 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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Bourne wasn't sure how Scott-Warren would respond to the Holinshed notations, describing him as "very conservative" when it comes to reaching such verdicts.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

The trail of the Holinshed goes cold for well over a century.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

Milton himself repeatedly quoted Holinshed in his Commonplace Book, to support his republican views.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

It's as if he has laid aside his Holinshed or Plutarch and picked up a contemporary tabloid.

From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2012

In reading Freeman and Froude, was Tennyson less in touch with the soul of the past than Shakespeare was in making his way through the cold and often tedious pages of Holinshed?

From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Filon, Augustin

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