The First Part Of The True And Honorable History, Of The Life Of Sir John Oldcastle, The Good Lord Cobham (1908) - William Shakespeare - Bog

I'm sorry, but this book was not written by William Shakespeare. The authorship of ""The First Part of the True and Honorable History, of the Life of Sir John Oldcastle, the Good Lord Cobham"" is disputed, but most modern scholars attribute it to an anonymous playwright, sometimes referred to as the ""Oldcastle playwright."" The play was likely written in the late 16th century and first published in 1600. It is a fictionalized account of the life of Sir John Oldcastle, a 14th-century English nobleman who was executed for heresy. The play portrays Oldcastle as a Protestant martyr and a champion of religious freedom. It was likely intended as a response to the execution of the Catholic martyr Edmund Campion in 1581. The play was popular in its time and was performed by Shakespeare's company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, but there is no evidence that Shakespeare had any involvement in its composition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.