When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Major Source Texts
- Raphael Holinshed, The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, Volume 3
- Anonymous, The Famous Victories of Henry V
- Samuel Daniel, The First Four Books of the Civil Wars
Literary and Biblical References
- Virgil, The Aeneid (1.1)
- Genesis (1.1)
- Luke 16. 19-31 (1.2)
- Book of Job (1.2)
- Luke 14. 28-30 (1.3)
- George Peele, The Turkish Mohamet and Hiren (2.4)
- Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine Part 2 (2.4)
- George Peele, The Battle of Alcazar (2.4)
- Homer, The Iliad (2.4)
Historical References: People
- King Henry IV (1367-1413)
- Prince Henry of Monmouth, later King Henry V (1387-1422)
- Prince John of Lancaster (1389-1435)
- Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390-1447)
- Thomas, Duke of Clarence (1388-1421)
- Sir John Oldcastle (d. 1417)
- Sir Henry Percy, "Hotspur" (1364-1403)
- Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland (1342-1408)
- Owen Glendower (d.1416)
- Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York (d. 1405)
- Margaret Neville (1329-1372)
- Elizabeth Percy (1371-1444)
- King Richard II (1367-1400)
Historical References: Battles and other Dust-Ups
- Battle at Shrewsbury (July 21, 1403)
- Confrontation at Shipton Moor (1405)
- Archbishop of York's arrest and execution (1405)
- Battle of Bramham Moor (1408)