Shakespeare reveals human nature brilliantly: he shines a light on our instinctive desire to dominate each other.

Another edition was issued by Richard Grafton in 1548 the year after Hall's death and another in 1550; these include a continuation from 1532 compiled by Grafton from the author's notes. For all kinds of ceremonial he has all a lawyer's respect and his pages are often adorned and encumbered with the pageantry and material garniture of the story. In 1809 an edition was publiEdward Halld under the supervision of Sir Henry Ellis and in 1904 the part dealing with the reign of Henry VIII was edited by Charles Whibley.

See James Gairdner Early Chroniclers of Europe; England (1879). Hall presents the policy of this king in a very favourable light and shows his own sympathy with the Protestants. The value of the Chronicle in its early stages is not great but this increases when dealing with the reign of Henry VII and is very considerable for the reign of Henry VIII.