10 Romeo and Juliet
Video Series
Ian Mortimer transports viewers back to Elizabethan England and reveals, in vivid detail, a living, breathing Tudor world.
Videos
Positioning Shakespeare historically and geographically is a must if we are to appreciate his works. This study opens in the wider context of Elizabethan and Jacobean England and narrows to Shakespeare’s familial, personal and creative profile. We also nail down the main forms and genres in which he wrote, along with key techniques such as iambic pentameter.
Websites
- Discovering Literature: Shakespeare & Renaissance - Elizabethan England
Exploration and trade, crime and punishment, clothing and social structure: explore key aspects of Elizabethan life, culture and society. - Life in Elizabethan England
Elizabeth’s reign was seen as a ‘golden age’ of culture and exploration, but society was characterised by extremes of rich and poor. An increasing population and rising poverty became a big problem. - Women in Shakespeare’s England
Article providing information about what life was like for women in Elizabethan England.