Elizabeth I: the “Sieve” Portrait
“A face capable of both greatness and cruelty”: Queen Elizabeth I at 46
Read MoreKate Stanley & Elizabeth I
“Same red hair and black Boleyn eyes”: in my mind, Kate looks like the young Queen Elizabeth I…
Read More“Her Writing Journey”
“She timed escape routes on two continents, planned arson, and scouted the perfect place to commit murder…”
Read MoreShakespeare in the Wild West: Jennifer on Arizona Spotlight
Jennifer talks about Shakespeare’s popularity in the Wild West with James Reel on AZPM’s “Arizona Spotlight” (Oct. 26, 2007)…
Read MoreLost Treasure in the Library
One autumn evening early in graduate school, poking about in a corner of Harvard’s Widener Library, I came upon an old set of books…
Read MoreShakespeare’s Faces
Everyone knows Shakespeare’s iconic portrait from the First Folio (1623), but I’ve never much liked it. There are others…
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