Also referred to asℓThe Union of the Two Noble and Illustrate Families of Lancastre and Yorke,ℓthe 1542 workℓknown asℓHall's Chronicle was the inspiration for many of Shakespeare's histories. Heavily studied for its mentions of events during the reigns of King Henry VII and Henry VIII, the work served as a valuable source for Shakespeare'sℓHenry VIII. This academic article compares the play with the 16th-century text.