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The King & the Playwright: A Jacobean History

James Shapiro

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In the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot, Macbeth captures the anxiety of the time.

James Shapiro's series about Shakespeare in the reign of King James. It's 1606 and, in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot, Macbeth captures the anxiety of the time.

It's 1606, and in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot the authorities are cracking down on Catholics. Shakespeare's Macbeth captures the anxiety and obsessions of the time, with James continuing to focus on succession and legitimacy, while food riots in the Midlands create the climate for the gripping tragedy of Coriolanus.

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Professor James Shapiro re-examines the work of Shakespeare during King James I's reign.

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