Description

Join Kim Keeline as she takes you through the cultural and historical changes going on in England that would directly impact Shakespeare and his audience. Get an overview of the wars and plague that changed social structure in Europe, a look at the current popular entertainments and how they changed, the growth of the City of London, how playhouses first came to be built and their basic architecture, and more.  Give yourself a historical context for reading or watching a Shakespearean play.