Dramas históricos (Obra completa Shakespeare, 3)

Of all the passions Shakespeare portrayed throughout his extensive work, the fascination with power is perhaps one of the darkest; and it is the focus of all his history plays. Beyond the anecdotal episode, generally referring to key moments in the rise of the Tudor dynasty—from Richard II to Henry VIII, from the Wars of the Roses to the beginnings of the Anglican Reformation—Shakespeare is interested in the man who hides behind the mask of the monarch.