Sources for the play may include an English translation by Philemon Holland of Pliny the Elder\u2019s History of the World<\/i>, published in 1601, and Richard Knowles\u2019s History of the Turks<\/i>, published after September 1603. The play was performed at Whitehall Palace on 1st November 1604, so it was probably written 1603\u20131604.<\/span><\/p>The play was first printed as a quarto in 1622, probably typeset from a transcript of Shakespeare\u2019s draft manuscripts. The First Folio version is probably typeset from a transcript of Shakespeare\u2019s final manuscript, or possibly a prompt-book prepared for the acting company sometime after 1606.\u2028<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t