Edward Hall (also Halle; c. 1498 – 1547), English chronicler and lawyer, was born about the end of the 15th century, being a son of John Hall of Northall, Shropshire. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the

Educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, he became a barrister and after-wards filled the offices of common sergeant of the city of London and judge of the sheriff's court. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. King's College Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically He was also member of parliament for Bridgnorth.

The Union of the Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre and York, commonly called Hall's Chronicle, was first published in 1542. Another edition was issued by Richard Grafton in 1548, the year after Hall's death, and another in 1550; these include a continuation from 1532 compiled by Grafton from the author's notes. Richard Grafton (died 1572 a member of the Grocers' Company, was King's Printer under Henry VIII and Edward VI. In 1809 an edition was published under the supervision of Sir Henry Ellis, and in 1904 the part dealing with the reign of Henry VIII was edited by Charles Whibley. Sir Henry Ellis ( November 29, 1777 &ndash January 15, 1869) was an English Librarian. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of

The Chronicle begins with the accession of Henry IV to the English throne in 1399; it follows the strife between the houses of Lancaster and York, and with Grafton's continuation carries the story down to the death of Henry VIII in 1547. Henry IV (3 April 1367 &ndash 20 March 1413 was King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399&ndash1413 Hall presents the policy of this king in a very favourable light and shows his own sympathy with the Protestants. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. For all kinds of ceremonial he has all a lawyer's respect, and his pages are often adorned and encumbered with the pageantry and material garniture of the story.

The value of the Chronicle in its early stages is not great, but this increases when dealing with the reign of Henry VII and is very considerable for the reign of Henry VIII. Moreover, the work is not only valuable, it is attractive. To the historian it furnishes what is evidently the testimony of an eye-witness on several matters of importance which are neglected by other narrators; and to the student of literature it has the exceptional interest of being one of the prime sources of Shakespeare's historical plays. William Shakespeare ( baptised See James Gairdner, Early Chroniclers of Europe; England (1879). James Gairdner ( March 22, 1828 - November 4, 1912) Scottish Historian, son of John Gairdner M

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