Shakespeare’s plays show deep familiarity with high-level politics: An insider in Elizabeth’s court must be their author.

'Magic' mirror in Elizabethan court has mystical Aztec origin. A black mirror used by Queen Elizabeth I advisor John Dee to 'speak' with angels was originally a prophetic Mesoamerican artifact ...

Sanitation issues, the difficulties of feeding so many courtiers with limited local supplies, and perhaps restlessness, too, made the Elizabethan court resemble a large-scale touring company that ...

"Emilia" uses Shakespeare and others from the Elizabethan court to resurrect a figure who has been erased from the canon. The first woman to publish a book of poetry in English, Bassano (1569-1645 ...

Video summary. Ian Mortimer starts his journey at Hampton Court, one of twenty royal residences inherited by Elizabeth I. Here he discovers that appearance played a vital role at court helping to ...