Holinshed's Chronicles
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Holinshed's Chronicles is a late 16th-century collaborative work of English history and legend that served as a major source for many of William Shakespeare's history plays.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holinshed's Chronicles Context triple: [Henry IV, Part 1, source, Holinshed's Chronicles]
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A.
Chronicles of Jean Froissart
The Chronicles of Jean Froissart is a 14th-century historical narrative that vividly recounts the events, politics, and warfare of the early Hundred Years’ War and late medieval Europe.
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B.
The Eton Chronicle
The Eton Chronicle is a long-running school magazine produced by students of Eton College, featuring news, commentary, and creative writing from the school community.
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C.
Great Englishmen of the Sixteenth Century
Great Englishmen of the Sixteenth Century is a biographical and historical work by Sir Sidney Lee profiling prominent English figures of the 1500s and their impact on the nation’s cultural and political life.
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D.
Historia Regum Britanniae
Historia Regum Britanniae is a 12th-century pseudo-historical chronicle by Geoffrey of Monmouth that popularized many legendary accounts of early British kings, including the stories of King Arthur.
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E.
Thomas More's History of King Richard III
Thomas More's History of King Richard III is a seminal early-16th-century biographical and historical narrative that portrays Richard III as a ruthless usurper and heavily shaped the king’s enduringly negative reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holinshed's Chronicles Target entity description: Holinshed's Chronicles is a late 16th-century collaborative work of English history and legend that served as a major source for many of William Shakespeare's history plays.
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A.
Chronicles of Jean Froissart
The Chronicles of Jean Froissart is a 14th-century historical narrative that vividly recounts the events, politics, and warfare of the early Hundred Years’ War and late medieval Europe.
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B.
The Eton Chronicle
The Eton Chronicle is a long-running school magazine produced by students of Eton College, featuring news, commentary, and creative writing from the school community.
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C.
Great Englishmen of the Sixteenth Century
Great Englishmen of the Sixteenth Century is a biographical and historical work by Sir Sidney Lee profiling prominent English figures of the 1500s and their impact on the nation’s cultural and political life.
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D.
Historia Regum Britanniae
Historia Regum Britanniae is a 12th-century pseudo-historical chronicle by Geoffrey of Monmouth that popularized many legendary accounts of early British kings, including the stories of King Arthur.
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E.
Thomas More's History of King Richard III
Thomas More's History of King Richard III is a seminal early-16th-century biographical and historical narrative that portrays Richard III as a ruthless usurper and heavily shaped the king’s enduringly negative reputation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronicle
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collaborative work ⓘ historical work ⓘ source text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Holinshed's Chronicles
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surface form:
Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
|
| author | Raphael Holinshed ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 16th century ⓘ |
| contributor |
Edmund Campion
ⓘ
John Hooker ⓘ Richard Stanyhurst ⓘ William Harrison ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| editor | Raphael Holinshed ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
Holinshed's Chronicles
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
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| genre |
chronicle
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Description of Britaine
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The History of England ⓘ The History of Ireland ⓘ The History of Scotland ⓘ |
| influenced |
Elizabethan dramatists
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William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
Cymbeline
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Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ Henry V (play) ⓘ
surface form:
Henry V
Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ King Lear ⓘ Macbeth ⓘ King Richard II of England ⓘ
surface form:
Richard II
Richard III of England ⓘ
surface form:
Richard III
The Famous Victories of Henry the Fifth ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a major source for Shakespeare’s history plays
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its detailed narrative of British history ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| publicationDate |
1577
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1587 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Henry Bynneman
ⓘ
John Harrison ⓘ |
| subject |
British legends
ⓘ
history of England ⓘ history of Ireland ⓘ history of Scotland ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Tudor period
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legendary early history of Britain ⓘ medieval history of England ⓘ |
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Holinshed’s Chronicles
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Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles
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Richard III
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Holinshed’s Chronicles
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Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles
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Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
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Holinshed’s Chronicles
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The Chronicles of England
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The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
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Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
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chronicles of the reign of Henry IV
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Holinshed’s Chronicles
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Holinshed’s Chronicles
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Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles