Did Shakespeare Know Queen Elizabeth I?

For the sixth episode of Let’s Talk Shakespeare, I asked “Did Shakespeare know Queen Elizabeth 1?”. This is something that people love to imagine, that these two icons of British culture could have had a relationship, and in this episode we look at Shakespeare's royal patronage, performance's at court and whether or not anyone could really have had a relationship with a monarch at all. Ye Bard - hys Birth… ye immortal bard cometh to town - ergo, he is Born in ye merrie town of Stratford, A. D. 1564, c1850, by unknown author Ye Bard - hys Birth… ye immortal bard cometh to town - ergo, he is Born in ye merrie town of Stratford, A. D. 1564, c1850, by unknown author This weeks guests are: Professor Michael Dobson, Director of the Shakespeare Institute Dr Elizabeth Dollimore, Outreach and Primary Learning Manager a the SBT Professor Stanley Wells, Honorary President of the SBT Dr Anjna Chouhan, Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies at the SBT - Ben Crystal, Actor Director and producer You can find the shownotes for this episode over on our blog:

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This episode is 17:17 long.

This episode was published on Dec 13, 2015.

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