Shakespeare's Consuls, Cardinals, and Kings The Real History Behind the Plays

"Shakespeare's Consuls, Cardinals, and Kings sets the historical context for the events portrayed in Shakespeare's major histories. It reviews the sources he used and analyzes how he reshaped that material - often telescoping events and combining characters - to create his dramas. It also offers the insights of later historians about the lives and careers of Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, and the English monarchs King John, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Richard III, and Henry VIII." "Designed to give both students and casual readers a deeper understanding and a more enjoyable experience of the "history" plays, each chapter of Shakespeare's Consuls, Cardinals, and Kings focuses on the period and lives portrayed in one of these dramas, and also provides a brief guide to available film and video versions."--BOOK JACKET.Riley, Dick is the author of 'Shakespeare's Consuls, Cardinals, and Kings The Real History Behind the Plays', published 2007 under ISBN 9780826418807 and ISBN 0826418805.