Research by Subject: ENLS 358/658: Shakespeare and History: Print and Online Resources

Print Resources in Bertrand Library

Here are some print resources from the Bertrand Library collections that will help you with your projects:

Holinshead’s Chronicles (DA 130 .H73 1807a v. 1-6): The Chronicles have traditionally been a source of interest to many because of their extensive links to Shakespeare's history plays, as well as King Lear, Macbeth and Cymbeline.

Guides to using Holinshead’s Chronicles:

Holinshead’s Chronicles (Taufer) (DA 130 .T38 1999)
Reading Holinshead’s Chronicles (DA 130 .P34 1994)

These specialized books will also help you place Shakespeare’s works in context with Holinshead:

Holinshead’s Chronicle as Used in Shakespeare’s Plays (PR 2955 .H7 1927)
Shakespeare’s Holinshed (PR 2955 .H7 B7 1966)
Shakespeare's Holinshed: an edition of Holinshed's Chronicles, 1587; source of Shakespeare's history plays, King Lear, Cymbeline, and Macbeth. (PR 2955 .H7 H6)

Froissart’s Chronicles (DA 220 .F9 186 v. 1-2): a prose history of the Hundred Years' War written in the 14th century. Also available on your Moodle site.

Electronic texts

Shakespeare's Holinshed; the chronicle and the historical plays compared
Froissart's Chronicles from Hathi Trust
Digitized version of Froissart's Chronicles. You must sign into Bucknell's instance of Hathi Trust to see it.
Hall's Chronicle
Containing the history of England, during the reign of Henry the Fourth, and the succeeding monarchs, to the end of the reign of Henry the Eighth, in which are particularly described the manners and customs of those periods. Must be signed into Bucknell's instance of Hathi Trust to view.