Graham Holderness is Research Professor in English at the University of Hertfordshire, and a prolific author and critic. He has written and had published over 40 books, including drama, poetry and novels, but the majority of his output, and his articles, are on William Shakespeare. He has also taught for the Open University, Oxford and Roehampton.

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• ContentsAcknowledgments 7Preface 9Chapter One “Faith alone”: The Reformation 15Chapter Two “The only merits”: The faith of William Shakespeare 37Chapter Three “Pattern to all princes”: The Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII 59Chapter Four “King of snow”: Richard II 79Chapter Five “Mirror of all Christ ian kings”: Henry V 97Chapter Six “A pattern in himself”: Measure for Measure 113Chapter Seven “The quality of mercy”: The Merchant of Venice 137Chapter Eight “A special providence”: Hamlet 161Chapter Nine “Incomprehensible just ice”: King Lear 181Chapter Ten “The hand of God”: The Tempest and The Winter’s Tale 203Conclusion 215Index 231

Graham Holderness is Research Professor in English at the University of Hertfordshire, and a prolific author and critic. He has written and had published over 40 books, including drama, poetry and novels, but the majority of his output, and his articles, are on William Shakespeare. He has also taught for the Open University, Oxford and Roehampton.

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• ContentsAcknowledgments 7Preface 9Chapter One “Faith alone”: The Reformation 15Chapter Two “The only merits”: The faith of William Shakespeare 37Chapter Three “Pattern to all princes”: The Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII 59Chapter Four “King of snow”: Richard II 79Chapter Five “Mirror of all Christ ian kings”: Henry V 97Chapter Six “A pattern in himself”: Measure for Measure 113Chapter Seven “The quality of mercy”: The Merchant of Venice 137Chapter Eight “A special providence”: Hamlet 161Chapter Nine “Incomprehensible just ice”: King Lear 181Chapter Ten “The hand of God”: The Tempest and The Winter’s Tale 203Conclusion 215Index 231

Graham Holderness is Research Professor in English at the University of Hertfordshire, and a prolific author and critic. He has written and had published over 40 books, including drama, poetry and novels, but the majority of his output, and his articles, are on William Shakespeare. He has also taught for the Open University, Oxford and Roehampton.

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• ContentsAcknowledgments 7Preface 9Chapter One “Faith alone”: The Reformation 15Chapter Two “The only merits”: The faith of William Shakespeare 37Chapter Three “Pattern to all princes”: The Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII 59Chapter Four “King of snow”: Richard II 79Chapter Five “Mirror of all Christ ian kings”: Henry V 97Chapter Six “A pattern in himself”: Measure for Measure 113Chapter Seven “The quality of mercy”: The Merchant of Venice 137Chapter Eight “A special providence”: Hamlet 161Chapter Nine “Incomprehensible just ice”: King Lear 181Chapter Ten “The hand of God”: The Tempest and The Winter’s Tale 203Conclusion 215Index 231