Clare Asquith's guest appearances

Clare Asquith

English Catholic History Association

That Shakespeare Life

Robert Greene

Christopher Marlowe

Catherine de Medici

Chris Johnston

Peter Jones

Matt Lodder

Richard III

Elizabeth I

Peter Wilson

Scott Farrell

Jonathan Willis

John Taylor

David Jones

Laurie Johnson

John Fletcher

OwlTail

Many British historians will recognize the Essex Rebellion as a famous event, but less well known is the almost pivotal role in that uprising that was played by William Shakespeare. Robert Devereux was the 2nd Earl of Essex and was, in addition to being the Queen’s favorite, also one of Shakespeare’s most notable patrons. After a ghastly display of disrespect to the Queen in public, along with many grievances Essex felt towards Elizabeth I, he found himself appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland which marked the beginning of what would become the famous Essex Rebellion of 1601. As a patron of Shakespeare and a friend of Shakespeare’s other famous patron, Henry Wriothesly, The Earl of Southampton, Essex used the theater and Shakespeare in particular as a weapon in his quest against the government. To help us explore what life was like for William Shakespeare during this time, as well as how the bard managed to escape his own execution for his involvement in the rebellion, our guest today is Clare Asquith, author of Shakespeare and the Resistance.  Clare joins us this week to explore the involvement of William Shakespeare and his theater performances in the Essex Rebellion. 

Many British historians will recognize the Essex Rebellion as a famous event, but less well known is the almost pivotal role in that uprising that was played by William Shakespeare. Robert Devereux was the 2nd Earl of Essex and was, in addition to being the Queen’s favorite, also one of Shakespeare’s most notable patrons. After a ghastly display of disrespect to the Queen in public, along with many grievances Essex felt towards Elizabeth I, he found himself appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland which marked the beginning of what would become the famous Essex Rebellion of 1601. As a patron of Shakespeare and a friend of Shakespeare’s other famous patron, Henry Wriothesly, The Earl of Southampton, Essex used the theater and Shakespeare in particular as a weapon in his quest against the government. To help us explore what life was like for William Shakespeare during this time, as well as how the bard managed to escape his own execution for his involvement in the rebellion, our guest today is Clare Asquith, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568588127/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=cassidycash0d-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1568588127&amp;linkId=98318666beea96f8e9ee1331a2d1ee20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shakespeare and the Resistance. </a> Clare joins us this week to explore the involvement of William Shakespeare and his theater performances in the Essex Rebellion.

Episode 22: Clare Asquith on Shakespeare and the Essex Rebellion

Lady Clare

Lady Clare Asquith published her acclaimed book ‘Shadowplay: The Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare’ in 2005, a study of how Shakespeare secretly addressed the most profound political issues of his day, and how his plays embody a hidden history of England. In this fascinating talk she leads us into this hidden world. With precision and scholarship supported by examples from the texts, we begin to understand something of the terror and sadness in which our Elizabethan forebears lived, a world in which drama was one of the very few mediums which gave the possibility of an outward expression of an interior faith, if one knew how to listen. Click on the arrow to listen to this talk or go to the image above to find the talk in our free iTunes podcast    62 minutes https://englishcatholichistoryassoc.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/24-shakespeare-and-the-english-reformation-by-lady-clare-asquith.mp3

<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/english-catholic-history-association/id758090885" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Lady Clare Asquith published her acclaimed book ‘Shadowplay: The Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare’ in 2005, a study of how Shakespeare secretly addressed the most profound political issues of his day, and how his plays embody a hidden history of England. In this fascinating talk she leads us into this hidden world. With precision and scholarship supported by examples from the texts, we begin to understand something of the terror and sadness in which our Elizabethan forebears lived, a world in which drama was one of the very few mediums which gave the possibility of an outward expression of an interior faith, if one knew how to listen. Click on the arrow to listen to this talk or go to the image above to find the talk in our free iTunes podcast    62 minutes <a href="https://englishcatholichistoryassoc.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/24-shakespeare-and-the-english-reformation-by-lady-clare-asquith.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://englishcatholichistoryassoc.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/24-shakespeare-and-the-english-reformation-by-lady-clare-asquith.mp3</a>

Shakespeare and the English Reformation by Lady Clare Asquith