During 1057, Macbeth was killed in battle by Malcolm III; years earlier, Macbeth had killed Malcolm’s father, Duncan I, to acquire the throne. These historical events were woven into William Shakespeare’s famous play Macbeth. Shakespeare based his version of the story on Holinshed’s Chronicles, an account written by Raphael Holinshed. Holinshed and his associates chronicled the histories of England, Scotland and Ireland, compiling earlier writings, tables, maps and chronologies. Shakespeare’s Macbeth and King Lear borrow heavily from Holinshed’s writings.
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