“the civility of my knee, my hat and hand”: Thomas Browne’s “Religio Medici”
Thomas Browne, the seventeenth-century doctor and speculative thinker, is one of the authors I’ve only begun to read in the …
Thomas Browne, the seventeenth-century doctor and speculative thinker, is one of the authors I’ve only begun to read in the …
A few weeks ago we were in Oxford, and had a couple of spare hours so went to the Ashmolean …
Earlier in the year I reviewed Dr. Sara Read’s new book Maids, Wives, Widows: Exploring Early Modern Women’s Lives 1540-1740, …
In August 1643, 5,000 women protested outside Parliament, wearing white ribbons to demand peace in the ongoing civil conflicts. During …
“It is difficult to overstate Lyly’s impact on early modern culture, but this book will do its very best” (3). …
The Elizabethan Top Ten: Defining Print Popularity in Early Modern England is an extraordinary and exhilarating collection of essays edited …
I’m currently teaching on a course called “Screen Shakespeares”, and many of the most intriguing discussions take place around works …
Anne Boleyn’s had a lively time of it since her death. At the time of her execution she was rumoured …
I found my allotted space near the top of the Royal Opera House and began the ancient English ritual of …
“That was creepy,” said my sister, “I’ve been round actual deserted asylums, and that was creepy by comparison.” To enter …