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Raphael Holinshed

1529 - 1580

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Raphael Holinshed (; c. 1525 – before 24 April 1582) was an English chronicler, who was most famous for his work on The Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, commonly known as Holinshed's Chronicles. It was the "first complete printed history of England composed as a continuous narrative". The Holinshed Chronicles was a major influence on many Renaissance writers, such as Shakespeare, Spenser, Daniel and Marlowe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raphael Holinshed is the 4,241st most popular writer (up from 4,389th in 2019), the 3,362nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,133rd in 2019) and the 370th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Raphael Holinshed ranks 4,241 out of 7,302. Before him are Juan Antonio Villacañas, Tevfik Fikret, Glen A. Larson, Cassandra Clare, Eno Raud, and María de Zayas. After him are Marilynne Robinson, James Krüss, Pyotr Vyazemsky, Radclyffe Hall, Natallia Arsiennieva, and Annemarie Selinko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1529, Raphael Holinshed ranks 10. Before him are John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony, Taddeo Zuccari, Anna of Hesse, Anthony Jenkinson, Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach.  Among people deceased in 1580, Raphael Holinshed ranks 19. Before him are Inés Suárez, Giovanni Morone, Philippine Welser, Alonso Mudarra, Marie of Baden-Sponheim, and Jerónimo Zurita y Castro.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Raphael Holinshed ranks 3,363 out of 8,785. Before him are William Hazlitt (1778), George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758), Herbert Baddeley (1872), George Bass (1771), Maud Watson (1864), and Jock Stein (1922). After him are Ian Paisley (1926), Mary Ann Cotton (1832), Gladys Cooper (1888), George Graham (1673), Radclyffe Hall (1880), and Martin Barre (1946).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Raphael Holinshed ranks 370. Before him are John Gower (1330), Eliza Acton (1799), Walter Map (1140), Christopher Priest (1943), William Davenant (1606), and William Hazlitt (1778). After him are Radclyffe Hall (1880), Philip Reeve (1966), Arthur Ransome (1884), Graham Swift (1949), Pamela Colman Smith (1878), and David Almond (1951).

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