
Is Shakespeare History? The Plantagenets
In Our Time: Culture
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The History of Kingship
The history of the fifteenth century is story at that time as well. Its myth, its legend doesn't have the weight and importance we attach to it. In those chronicles, hollinsaid in particular, is it's intended to be useful to men of affairs. The reason why there's a focus on kings is because they are relevant models not just for kings and royalty, but for men further down the social scale too.
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