In 1610, if you asked someone in London who William Shakespeare was, they would say ‘a poet’. If you asked someone in Stratford-upon-Avon the same thing, they would say ‘a property owner’.
Shakespeare’s Money!
Stationers, Shakespeare & Copyright
The first garden we visited on Sunday as part of Open Garden Squares weekend was the garden of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers.
Tudor Superstitions
Many superstitions during the Tudor period dated back to traditions and beliefs from much earlier times.
The Wasp of Twickenham!
Alexander Pope (1688 – 1744) was a poet and writer and has become the second-most frequently quoted writer
What would Shakespeare’s accent sound like?
In Elizabethan times, plays generally took place at 2pm in the afternoon, with the actors rehearsing the play in the morning and putting it on in the afternoon.
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