PART I: HISTORY, HISTORIOGRAPHY, AND POLITICS
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 CONTINENTAL THEORIES IN ENGLAND
VIII.
ENGLISH HISTORY IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
IX.
HISTORY VERSUS POETRY IN RENAISSANCE ENGLAND
X.
POETICAL MIRRORS OF HISTORY
PART II: SHAKESPEARE'S POLITICAL USE 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
INDEX