I. The Point of View -- II. What are "Histories"? -- III. The Humanistic Revival of History -- IV. Classical Rhetoric and History -- V. Renaissance Conceptions of History -- VI. History and the Reformation -- VII. The Influence of Continential Theories in England -- VIII. English History in the Sixteenth Century -- IX. History Versus Poetry in Renaissance England -- X. Poetical Mirrors of History -- XI. Shakespeare's History Plays -- XII. The Troublesome Reign of King John -- XIII. An Introduction into the Division Between Lancaster and York -- XIV. The Unquiet Time of Henry IV -- XV. The Victorious Acts of King Henry V -- XVI. The Tragical Doings of King Richard III
Summary
History, historiography and politics - Shakespeare's political use of history
