Shakespeare's restless world

By Neil MacGregor

Subjects: Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretation, English literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700, Antiquities, Intellectual life, England, antiquities, Great britain, intellectual life, Material culture, Criticism and interpretation, Great britain, history, elizabeth, 1558-1603, Civilization, Great britain, civilization, Great britain, social conditions, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, knowledge and learning, Miscellanea, History and criticism, English literature, Characters, Social conditions, History, Early modern, Excavations (Archaeology)

Description: In this work of historical reconstruction Neil MacGregor and his team at the British Museum, working together in a landmark collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the BBC, bring us twenty objects that capture the essence of Shakespeare's universe and the Tudor era of Elizabeth I.