1906. This volume had its origin in a course of lectures on the study of history as illustrated in the plays of Shakespeare. Contents: An Introduction to the English Historical Plays; King John-The Transition Period; Richard II-The Lancastrian Usurpation; Henry IV-The Passing of Feudalism; Henry V-England's Song of Triumph; Henry VI-The Wars of the Rose; Richard III-The Last of the Plantagenets; and Henry VIII-The English Reformation.