Topic 18 — Rebels, barons and the king's wars at home
Dominant work: The Valiant Scot · genre mix of this topic (British Drama labels): history 76%; tragedy 8%; tragedy; history 8%
96chunks
47,550words
25works
9works with ≥3 chunks
21 %dominant work
45 %top-3 works
All statistics on this page are on the representative editions (one per work). Including the other editions, placed after the fit: 113 chunks · 27 works · 55,978 words — those 17 chunks are listed at the end of the page and are not part of any figure above.
Classificationcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · confirmed by the researcher Label (researcher): Rebels, barons and the king's wars at homeOriginal AI draft — before researcher review
draft label: Rebels, barons and the king's wars at home · pattern basis: thematic_discourse+shared_narrative 96 chunks, 25 works (9 with 3+), Valiant Scot 21 %, top three 45 %. Rebellion and civil war within Britain: rebels, traitors, barons against the king, Scotland and England, drums and standards; Valiant Scot, Heywood's Edward IV, Edward II, Gorboduc, Jack Straw, also Chapman's Bussy plays. Historical matter shared by many plays; neighbour of T10 (France) and T43 (York/Lancaster). chunks read for the draft: 1053_00028;345_00007;245_00022;68_00023;579_00038;710_00020;207_00002
W., J., 1637 · history · 20 chunks of this work here
Clif. I have vowed, Neither to hear nor see him, drag him hence, Mine eye shall nor be so compassionate To view him, lest I pity him: hang, draw, and quarter him. First hear me spe…
Heywood, Thomas, 1600 · history · 13 chunks of this work here
Where so we may not suffer them to rest. But issue forth upon them with fresh force. My L. Maior, diligence doth well, and so forth. Matters must be looked into as they ought, inde…
Marlowe, Christopher, 1594 · history · 10 chunks of this work here
'tis not amiss my liege for either part, To breath a while, our men with sweat and dust All choked well near, begin to faint for heat, And this retire refresheth horse and man. Her…
Anonymous, 1593 · history · 8 chunks of this work here
Alas poor fellow, he seemeth to be a stark idiot. Good fellow if thou wilt go beg thy pardon of the King, I will speak for thee. Will you in faith, and I will give you a tawdry lac…
Anonymous, 1594 · tragedy; history · 6 chunks of this work here
Messenger stay, hath Blunt betrayed, doth Oxford rebel and aid the Earl Richmond, may this be true, what is our prison so weak, our friends so fickle, our Ports so ill looked too, …
Peele, George, 1593 · history · 5 chunks of this work here
Why Barons, suffer ye our foes to breath? Assault, assault, and charge them all amain, They fear, they fly, they faint, they fight in vain, But where is gentle David in his Den? Lo…
Shakespeare, William, 1598 · history · 4 chunks of this work here
Hear me my liege: For mine own part I could be well content, To entertain the lag end of my life With quiet hours. For I protest I have not sought the day of this dislike. You have…
Shakespeare, William, 1600 · history · 4 chunks of this work here
Go my lord, And let our army be discharged too, And, good my lord, so please you, let our trains March by us, that we may peruse the men, We should have coaped withal. Go, good Lor…
Genre mix (chunks of this topic, British Drama labels)
history
73 (76 %)
tragedy
8 (8 %)
tragedy; history
8 (8 %)
romance
4 (4 %)
comedy
2 (2 %)
civic play; pageant
1 (1 %)
This is the direction topic → genre, on the raw British Drama labels; the share of each genre group's text that falls in this topic is on the Genre page.
Edward the Second (1594) · typ. 0.89 …tes. A desperate and unnatural resolution, Alarum to the fight, saint George for England, And the Barons right. S. George for England, and king Edward's right. Now lusty lords, now not by chance of war, But justice of the quarrel and the cause Veiled is your pride, methinks you hang the head But we'll advance them traitors, now 'tis time …
The True Tragedy of Richard the Third (1594) · typ. 0.89 …hath sworn to follow thee. For if Queen mother do but keep her word, And what the Peers have promised be performed, Touching the marriage with Elizabeth, Daughter to our King Edward the fourth, And by this marriage join in unity Those famous Houses Lancashire and York, Than England shall no doubt have cause to say, Edward's coronation was…
Edward the Second (1594) · typ. 0.88 …ave slain my Gaveston, And in this place of honour and of trust, Spencer, sweet Spencer, I adopt thee here, And merely of our love we do create thee Earl of Gloster, and lord chamberlain, Despite of times, despite of enemies. My lord, here's is a messenger from the Barons, Desires access unto your majesty. Admit him near. Long live king E…
Jack Straw (1593) · typ. 0.87 …by listening to thy talk, To the Gallows we do walk: Parson Ball I will tell thee. And swear it of mine honesty, Thou shalt be hanged as well as we. Peace here comes the King I trow. What company be those Newton we do see? Be them of those that promised us to part? Even part of those my good and Gracious Lord, That promised your highness …
The Scottish History of James the Fourth (1598) · typ. 0.87 …or a while, To show allegiance to our liefest liege, Yet since we know no hope of any help, Take us to mercy, for we yield ourselves. What shall I enter then and be your Lord? We will submit us to the English king. They descend down, open the gates, and humble them.
2 Henry the Sixth (The First Part of the Contentio (1600) · typ. 0.85 …m kiss together. Why country men and warlike friends of Kent, What means this mutinous rebellion, That you in troops do muster thus yourselves, Under the conduct of this traitor Cade? To rise against your sovereign lord and King, Who mildly hath his pardon sent to you, If you forsake this monstrous rebel here? If honour be the mark wherea…
Edward the Second (1594) · typ. 0.85 …w is the king of England rich and strong. Having the love of his renowned peers. I Isabell, near was my heart so light, clerk of the crown, direct our warrant forth, For Gaveston to Ireland: Beamont fly, As fast as Iris, or Ioues Mercurie. It shallbe done my gracious Lord. Lord Mortimer, we leave you to your charge. Now let us in, and fea…
Edward the Second (1594) · typ. 0.84 …aven, the abject villain shall not live. I'll have his blood, or die in seeking it. The like oath Pembroke takes. And so doth Lancaster: Now send our Heralds to defy the King, And make the people swear to put him down. Letters, from whence? From Scotland my lord. Why how now cousin, how fares all our friends? My uncles taken prisoner by t…
1 Edward the Fourth (1600) · typ. 0.84 …weet heart, but be afraid? Why dost thou tremble now, when peril's past I think upon the horror of the tune, But tell me why you fought so desperately? First to maintain King Edward's royalty, Next to defend the City's liberty, But chiefly ta'en to keep thee from the foil, Of him that to my face did how thy spoil, Had he prevailed, where …
The Valiant Scot (1637) · typ. 0.84 …Bruce. Me hence? You hence sir, from this hour I swear, Never to see thee Earl of Huntingdon, Hark Clifford, and Northumberland, away What is King Edward's meaning? Your head shall feel our meaning, see it dispatched. You may. My honoured Lord, although untimely death, Hath taken hence one engine of that work, That brought that Rebel Wall…
The Valiant Scot (1637) · typ. 0.83 …n the Traitor Wallace? What turned Coward? A dog of so good mouth, and stand at bay? If in this heat of fight we break their ranks, Press through, and charge that devil, Bruce thyself. To hell if I can chase him. Charge up strong, hark, brave, Let now our hands be warriors, not our tongues. They fly, they fly. The English shrink, knit all…
1 Sir John Oldcastle (1600) · typ. 0.83 … But only Rumor, to accuse this lord, Which now I see was merely fabulous. The more pernicious you to taint him then, Whom you knew not was faulty yea or no. Let this my Lord, which I present your grace Speak for my loyalty, read these articles, And then give sentence of my life or death. earl Cambridge, Scroop, and Grey corrupted With br…
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