Conspiring Against The Queen
In 1594 Roderigo Lopez was hung, drawn and quartered for trying to poison Queen Elizabeth I. Many historians have argued that he was framed - but David Katz believes he can prove his guilt. The...
View ArticleConspiring Against The Queen - The plot
Essex believed he'd uncovered a plot against Elizabeth I. How would it work? The Renaissance Secrets team.First published on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 as Conspiring Against The Queen - The plot. To find out...
View ArticleConspiring Against The Queen: The interrogation
Shown the torture possibilities of the Tower Of London, Lopez confessed. But was that genuine, or self-preservation? The Renaissance Secrets team.First published on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 as Conspiring...
View ArticleSpeaking Shakespeare: How was Shakespeare pronounced when he was writing?
How do we know what actors sounded like when they performed premieres of Shakespeare plays? The clues, as ever, are in the lines themselves... First published on Tue, 02 Dec 2014 as Speaking...
View ArticleThe Faerie Queene
Find out how Elizabethans read Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene and see it as the Victorians did. First published on Mon, 07 Sep 2015 as The Faerie Queene. To find out more visit The Open...
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