In 1599 England was engaged in the usual bloody turmoil with Ireland, sending off an army under the Earl of Essex to put down a rebellion led by Tyrone. The Spanish were threatening to try their luck with another Armada. At court, there was much speculation as to who would succeed the childless Queen Elizabeth, now sixty-seven and starting to look towards the end of her long reign. It was, as James Shapiro says, a pivotal year.

Jul 2005

Too Many Pimples?

Will Three Survive?

We Could Do With A Few More, Monsieur

New Selected Spells by the Royal Witch Doctor

The Dark Side of The Stratford Man

Infinite Riches in a Little Room

Did Shakespeare Write Shakespeare?

Love’s Lodgings Lost

A Notable Disliker Of Milk and Martyrdom

Name: Seemore. Crime: Extreme.

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