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Neil MacGregor reveals how a musical striking clock changed the relationship Shakespeare's audiences had to time. From May 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor reveals the impact of the plague of 1603 through a series of early 17th-century proclamations. From May 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor surveys the triumphal arches created for James I's entry into London in 1604. From May 2012 Show more
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A human eyeball in a silver setting gives a striking insight into the theatre of cruelty in Shakespearean time. From May 2012. Show more
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From first folio to the 'Robben Island Bible', Neil MacGregor shows how Shakespeare became a global phenomenon. From May 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor on the problems in uniting Scotland and England encapsulated in a set of designs for a common flag. From 2012. Show more
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Drake's Circumnavigation Medal. Neil MacGregor uses objects of the time to explore Shakespeare’s turbulent world. From 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor explains how a rare woodcut reveals the troubles and tragedies of Elizabethan Ireland. From 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor uses a 1571 painting of Elizabeth I to explore what life was like in Shakespeare’s turbulent world. From 2012. Show more
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What the rapier and the dagger, worn by all gentlemen, tell us about the levels of violence in Elizabethan London. From 2012. Show more
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A communion cup possibly used by the Bard sheds light on dramatic religious changes in the Reformation’s aftermath. From 2012. Show more
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A fork discovered on the site of the Rose Theatre shows what people ate in the William Shakespeare’s turbulent time. From 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor reveals how a black obsidian disc from Mexico reflects the Elizabethan fascination with astrology. From 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor reveals deception and religion, cross-dressing and travelling salesmen, all unpacked via a pedlar's trunk. From 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor explores the life of London's apprentices and Shakespeare's groundlings through a rare woollen cap. From 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor explains how a model ship hung in a church, reveals differences between Scottish and English witches. From 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor’s Shakespearean tabloid history of contemporary accounts of plots to murder Elizabeth I and James I. From 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor on African gold’s complex connection between Elizabethan England and the Moors of the Mediterranean. From 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor shows what Henry V's armoury tells us about the depiction of history on the Elizabeth stage. From 2012. Show more
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Neil MacGregor on how a goblet reveals Venice’s twin seductions - its luxuries and sought-after lecherous women. From 2012. Show more
