Islam and the Turks in 16th Century England

Islam and the Turks in 16th Century England

with Chloe Houston and Mark Hutchings “What, think You we are Turks or infidels?”— Richard III Act III, Scene iv When Shakespeare wrote Othello, he cast the Ottoman Empire as a looming threat—an enemy powerful enough to demand England’s attention. Yet...
Henry IV, Henry V, and King Richard II

Henry IV, Henry V, and King Richard II

The spectacular downfall of King Richard II, followed by the successors Henry IV and then Henry V, are famously depicted in Shakespeare’s plays. The Life and Death of King Richard II is a prequel to what’s known as Shakespeare’s Henriad plays, or the Henry Plays,...