Excerpt from Shakspeareana Genealogica, Vol. 1: Identification of the Dramatis Personae in Shakespeare's Historical Plays: From K. John to K. Henry VIII Many a reader of the Poet's chronicle-plays might confess, with the great Duke of Marlborough, that he derived his chief knowledge of certain parts of English history from shakspeare's glorious pages; but it may be safely affirmed that the Dramatist will be most appreciated by those who have studied the archeology, literature, and manners of the periods to which the historical plays refer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.