Richard III is a chronicle play

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• Richard III, Historical Views of —    RICHARD III is the most controversial ruler in English history. In the five centuries since his death, he has been condemned as a tyrant and murderer and praised as a good and strong king. Few of the many studies of Richard that have appeared… …   Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

• chronicle play — a drama based on historical material, usually consisting of a series of short episodes or scenes arranged chronologically. Also called chronicle history. [1900 05] * * * or history play Play with a theme from history that often holds up the past… …   Universalium

• Richard III of England — This article is about the English king. For other uses, see Richard III (disambiguation). Richard III The earliest surviving portrait of Richard (c. 1520, after a lost original), formerly belonging to the Paston family (Society of Antiquaries,… …   Wikipedia

• Richard III — 1. (Duke of Gloucester) 1452 85, king of England 1483 85. 2. (italics) a drama (1592 93?) by Shakespeare. * * * born Oct. 2, 1452, Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, Eng. died Aug. 22, 1485, Bosworth, Leicestershire Last Yorkist king of… …   Universalium

• Richard III — (Shakespeare)    Written probably in late 1591, Richard III is the final component in William Shakespeare’s tetralogy (i.e., four play cycle) depicting the WARS OF THE ROSES. Because of its powerfully drawn central character, Richard III is among …   Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

• The True Tragedy of Richard III — is an anonymous Elizabethan history play on the subject of Richard III of England. It has attracted the attention of scholars of English Renaissance drama principally for the question of its relationship with Shakespeare s Richard III . [Terence… …   Wikipedia

• The History of King Richard III — (More)    As the basis for most sixteenth century chronicle accounts of RICHARD III, and, through them, the source for William Shakespeare’s powerful depiction of the king, Sir Thomas More’s History of King Richard III has become the most… …   Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

• Richard II of England — Infobox British Royalty|majesty name = Richard II title = King of England; Lord of Ireland imgw = 226 caption = Portrait at Westminster Abbey, c. 1390 reign = 22 June 1377 ndash; 29 September 1399 (age|1377|6|22|1399|9|29 years) coronation = 16… …   Wikipedia

• Richard II (play) — King Richard the Second is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to be written in approximately 1595. It is based on the life of King Richard II of England and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by scholars as the Henriad,… …   Wikipedia

• Richard II — 1. 1367 1400, king of England 1377 99 (successor to and grandson of Edward III; son of Edward, Prince of Wales). 2. (italics) a drama (1595?) by Shakespeare. * * * born Jan. 6, 1367, Bordeaux died February 1400, Pontefract, Yorkshire, Eng. King… …   Universalium

• Henry V (play) — Prince Hal redirects here. For the American theatre director, see Hal Prince. Title page of the first quarto (1600) Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in approximately 1599. Its full titles are The Cronicle… …   Wikipedia