For this final post for this series, our Access and Interpretation Coordinator, Anna Griffiths, looks at Edmund, the bastard son of Gloucester in William Shakespeare's King Lear.
Shakespeare's Villains King LearAnna Griffiths looks at a costume design for Mark Dignam’s Claudius in the 1958 production of Hamlet at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.
Shakespeare's VillainsThe terms ‘posset cup’ and ‘posset pot’ were used to refer to a range of vessels that were designed to hold posset, a restorative drink.
Victoria JacksonAnna Griffiths takes a look at Shakespeare's character, Don John, in past RSC theatre programmes and in the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive picture collection.
Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare's VillainsA rush-candle was the most basic and crudest form of lighting in Shakespeare’s time.
Tara Hamling Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsThis sixteenth-century textile fragment was originally thought to be part of a wall-hanging, often called an arras, which features in some Shakespeare's works.
Victoria Jackson Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsAnna Griffiths looks at part of the iconic costume worn by Antony Sher in Bill Alexander’s 1984 production of Richard III.
Shakespeare's Villains RIchard IIIIn this blog post, archivist John Benson explains and transcribes the only letter we have addressed to William Shakespeare: the letter from Richard Quiney, father-in-law to Shakespeare's daughter Judith.
John Benson Behind the Scenes Shakespeare's LifeAnna Griffiths is in the stacks at the Shakespeare Centre looking at early representations of Tamora, a villain from Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus.
Shakespeare's VillainsElizabeth Sharrett looks at the significance of biblical imagery in Tudor embroidery.
Elizabeth Sharrett Shakespeare in 100 Objects