This book examines the 100 or so families who lived in Shakespeare's parish and demonstrates how their interests, work and connections formed part of the background environment that Shakespeare probably borrowed from as he reworked existing stories.
This book examines the 100 or so families who lived in Shakespeare's parish and demonstrates how their interests, work and connections formed part of the background environment that Shakespeare probably borrowed from as he reworked existing stories.
Geoffrey Marsh is runs the Theatre and Performing Arts department of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He is the co-editor of David Bowie Is and You Say You Want a Revolution: Records and Rebels, 1966-70.
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Acknowledgements; Introduction: 1593, The Theatre, Shakespeare, St. Helens, English and You; Part I. 1576, London, The Theatre and hunting for China; 1 1576, a starting point; 2 James Burbage plans his theatre - The Theatre; 3 Kick-starting the British Empire; Part II. The Theatre 1576-1598; 4 Mr. Burbage builds The Theatre; 5 Trouble at The Theatre; 6 The early years of The Theatre 1576-86; 7 The 1594 changes at The Theatre & Shakespeare's new focus; Part III. The parish of St. Helens, Bishopsgate Street; 8 William Shakespeare and the parish of St. Helens; 9 Searching for Shakespeare's lodgings in St. Helens; 10 What attracted Shakespeare to St. Helens?; Part IV. Life, death and religion in St. Helens; 11 St. Helens church - the anchor of the parish; 12 A walk around the interior of St. Helens church; 13 Dreaming of English exploration, trade, wealth, colonisation and empire; Part V. Shakespeare's neighbours in St. Helens; 14 The radical doctors of St. Helens; 15 Dr. Peter Turner visits a patient at the Sign of The Horse Head Inn; 16 Lawyers, musicians, an antiquary and more; 17 St. Helens as a micro-cosmos - a theatre of London; Part VI. Bewitchment in London; 18 Witchcraft in Thames Street; 19 Mary Glover is bewitched in All Hallows-the-Less, Thames Street; 20 An exorcism in Shoreditch; Part VII. Coda - the advancement of English; 21 Honey or cane sugar?; Appendix. Detailed Documentation: Where did Shakespeare live in St. Helens and who might have been his landlord?; 1 Introduction; 2 What accommodation in St. Helens would have appealed to Shakespeare?; 3 Identifying the location of Shakespeare's residence(s); 4 When did Shakespeare leave St. Helens?; 5 Who was John Pryn, Pryne, Prynne, Pryme, Prymme?; 6 Who was John Hatton?; 7 Three scrivenersand more? Who were Thomas Wrightson, John Harvey and Israel Jorden, Jordan, Jordaine, Jordayne, Jurden?; 8 Who were John, Antonia and Katherine Jeffrey - immigrant embroiderers?; 9 Some other residents of St. Helens in the 1580s/90s; Bibliography; Index.
Acknowledgements; Introduction: 1593, The Theatre, Shakespeare, St. Helens, English and You; Part I. 1576, London, The Theatre and hunting for China; 1 1576, a starting point; 2 James Burbage plans his theatre - The Theatre; 3 Kick-starting the British Empire; Part II. The Theatre 1576-1598; 4 Mr. Burbage builds The Theatre; 5 Trouble at The Theatre; 6 The early years of The Theatre 1576-86; 7 The 1594 changes at The Theatre & Shakespeare's new focus; Part III. The parish of St. Helens, Bishopsgate Street; 8 William Shakespeare and the parish of St. Helens; 9 Searching for Shakespeare's lodgings in St. Helens; 10 What attracted Shakespeare to St. Helens?; Part IV. Life, death and religion in St. Helens; 11 St. Helens church - the anchor of the parish; 12 A walk around the interior of St. Helens church; 13 Dreaming of English exploration, trade, wealth, colonisation and empire; Part V. Shakespeare's neighbours in St. Helens; 14 The radical doctors of St. Helens; 15 Dr. Peter Turner visits a patient at the Sign of The Horse Head Inn; 16 Lawyers, musicians, an antiquary and more; 17 St. Helens as a micro-cosmos - a theatre of London; Part VI. Bewitchment in London; 18 Witchcraft in Thames Street; 19 Mary Glover is bewitched in All Hallows-the-Less, Thames Street; 20 An exorcism in Shoreditch; Part VII. Coda - the advancement of English; 21 Honey or cane sugar?; Appendix. Detailed Documentation: Where did Shakespeare live in St. Helens and who might have been his landlord?; 1 Introduction; 2 What accommodation in St. Helens would have appealed to Shakespeare?; 3 Identifying the location of Shakespeare's residence(s); 4 When did Shakespeare leave St. Helens?; 5 Who was John Pryn, Pryne, Prynne, Pryme, Prymme?; 6 Who was John Hatton?; 7 Three scrivenersand more? Who were Thomas Wrightson, John Harvey and Israel Jorden, Jordan, Jordaine, Jordayne, Jurden?; 8 Who were John, Antonia and Katherine Jeffrey - immigrant embroiderers?; 9 Some other residents of St. Helens in the 1580s/90s; Bibliography; Index.
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