Forget dusty biographies – Clare Hunter's "Embroidering Her Truth" threads Mary, Queen of Scots' story with captivating textile insights, revealing a hidden language of power and defiance.
If you’re interested in witchcraft, the Gunpowder plot, Jacobean society, and of course Shakespeare, then you’ve just found your next read.
Miranda Kaufman’s book gives a fascinating insight into the Tudor period , and the frequently inaccurate ideas we have had about the role of black people within this society .
The Lives of Tudor Women is a fascinating tour through Tudor history through the female lens, and primarily focusing on the female experience.
Everybody dies, (*spoiler alert*) but in Shakespeare’s day it was a normal part of life.
This definitely isn't an English textbook. It’s a great book to have for reference, I will definitely be using it the next time I’d like to find out more about a play before seeing it.
I found myself eagerly turning the page to discover how she would approach the next play.
The book was quite comical and fascinating, there were times I couldn’t put it down!
The book is a fascinating look at some astonishing works of art (lots of lovely pictures!) and their deeper meanings, as well as an eye-opening re-examination of the relationships between a group of powerful connected women.
This book is a tangled web of crazy from start to finish and you just can’t stop reading until you figure out how it will turn out.
‘Hamnet’ takes the reader on a journey from two alternate timeline perspectives, with such ease and precision.
Catherine Arnold’s wonderful historical book ‘Globe: Life in Shakespeare’s London’ offers a thoughtful and imaginative glimpse into the story of the Globe Theatre from 1599 to the present day.
“Yes, it’s a man with a donkey head, and yes, it makes perfect sense”.
