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Desert Island Books: Margaret George

22 February 2017 By Margaret George

This is fun, because my first novel (unpublished) was about three people on an island – not a desert one but a tropical one so I could have snakes, volcanoes, and so on – and I made it really difficult for them by not having any books at all.  By the end of the novel […]

Ten Things You Didn’t Know about Shakespeare

16 November 2016 By Beth Miller

Beth Miller’s new companion to the works of Shakespeare takes a fresh look at Britain’s best-loved bard. In our guest post this month, Beth shares ten things she discovered while researching… 1. One of the things we think we definitely know about Shakespeare is that he was born and died on the same date, 23rd April, 52 years […]

Upstart Crow: The New Blackadder?

24 June 2016 By James Burge

Another one of those compelling BBC historical drama series has just finished. But don’t worry, a new series has already been commissioned along with a Christmas special. It may seem strange to mention Ben Elton’s latest comedy about William Shakespeare’s early career in the same genre as War and Peace and Wolf Hall. But historical […]

The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses

7 June 2016 By Joanna Hickson

William Shakespeare might have been the world’s greatest playwright but he was not the world’s greatest historian, so it would be a mistake to watch this adaptation of Henry VI Parts I, II & III and Richard III in order to discover exactly what went on in the Wars of the Roses. Shakespeare wrote to […]

Are the Stuarts the New Tudors?

31 May 2016 By Elizabeth Fremantle

It’s quite possible that we have reached peak Tudor. Henry VIII’s stinking, gangrenous leg has been endlessly speculated upon, every layer of Elizabeth I’s petticoats has been lifted and thoroughly searched and Anne Boleyn’s execution has been read, learned and inwardly digested from all possible angles. There are even novels that speculate upon what might […]

Shakespeare In Ten Acts

4 May 2016 By Jason Hewitt

Unless you’ve been walking around with your head in a bag you’ll know that 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. It’s hardly surprising then that, whether you’re a dedicated Bard-o-holic or just someone with a casual interest, there’s a plethora of exhibitions on offer to you this year that provide plenty of […]

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