Shakespeare's English Kings: History, Chronicle, and Drama

"Shakespeare wrote ten plays on medieval English history: eight on the later Plantagenets, one on the early Plantagenets, and one on the Tudors. Theater goers and students of Shakespeare who appreaciate the dramatic action of these plays but are befuddled by much of the history will welcome this valuable guide: a richly informative introduction to the political struggles of English monarchial history - to the Richards, Edwards, and Henrys, Warwicks and Norfolks, who parade across Shakespeare's page and stage"....from the DJ flap