Russell is extensive in his research, without the book feeling overwhelmingly academic — it reads more like a novel, surprisingly humorous and paints a remarkably human image of these historic characters.
Hesse Phillips' visceral and inventive debut novel plunges the reader into the raucous and vibrant backdrop of England's early theatre scene and the dark and perilous streets of 16th-century London.
A clever retelling of Shakespeare's Tempest, conveying the brutality of colonialisation and its continuing repercussions today.
A moving story of grief that gives a voice to the exiled wife of King Lear.
In She Speaks! What Shakespeare's Women Might Have Said', Harriet Walter gives a voice to Shakespeare's female characters in creative and thought provoking monologues.
Ruth Goodman takes the reader on a fun exploration of life in Tudor England.
An action packed, fast paced and deeply gripping story set with the backdrop of a divided England living with the memory of a deposed King, a bloody Civil War and a new monarch hell bent on not forgetting or forgiving the past.
Jill Burke’s How To Be A Renaissance Woman explores the length Renaissance women went to achieve the ideal look. Highlighting that beauty was not just vanity but a form of social survival.
Enter Ghost tells the story of a woman who participates in a production of Hamlet on the West Bank, making for a heart-warming, gut-wrenching, humorous and devastating read. The characters are complex, interesting, and create an incredibly entertaining read - especially the cast and crew of the Hamlet production.
James Shapiro’s essential books reveal how art and Shakespeare have historically mirrored - and been weaponised by - America’s deepest political and cultural divides.
In The Green Ages, historian Annette Kehnel challenges the myth that the Middle Ages were "dark." Instead, she reveals a period of sophisticated sustainability, offering a historical survival guide for our modern ecological crisis.
