Holinshed's Chronicles facts for kids

Holinshed's Chronicles, also known as Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, is a collaborative work published in several volumes and two editions, the first in 1577, and the second in 1587. It was a large, comprehensive description of British History

In 1548 Reginald Wolfe, a London printer, conceived the idea of creating a "Universal Cosmography of the whole world, and there with also certain particular histories of every known nation." He wanted the work to be printed in English and he wanted maps and illustrations in the book as well.

Images for kids

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  The title page of the 1577 first edition of Holinshed's Chronicles

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  Title page of the second edition

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  A generic picture of Lords meeting Ladies, used amongst other things for illustrating "Macbeth and Banquo encountering the witches" in the first edition of Holinshed's Chronicles

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In Spanish: Crónicas de Holinshed para niños