Raphael Holinshed
16th-century English chronicler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Holinshed" redirects here. For the Chronicle, see Holinshed's Chronicles.
Raphael Holinshed (/ˈhɒlɪnʃɛd/;[1] c. 1525 – before 24 April 1582) was an English chronicler, who was most famous for his work on The Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, commonly known as Holinshed's Chronicles. It was the "first complete printed history of England composed as a continuous narrative".[2] The Holinshed Chronicles was a major influence on many Renaissance writers, such as Shakespeare, Spenser, Daniel and Marlowe.[3]