Shakespeare’s London: 1564-1616 – A Livestream History Tour
Event Category: Presentations/Discussions
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Shakespeare’s London: 1564-1616
– A Livestream History Tour –Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 10:00 AM
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Join us for a fascinating online tour exploring the world and era of William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) in London. It was an intriguing time both in the wider picture of Medieval England, but also in the personal and professional life of Shakespeare.
Using high-quality images and engaging story-telling, I’ll be guiding you through how these different elements wove together, both zooming back and recreating medieval London, and also looking at and exploring the various surviving buildings and places from Shakespeare’s time; where he used to live, the churches he worshipped in, where he put on his plays and much more.
I’ll also intersperse the tour with topical readings from Shakespeare’s writings.
I’m looking forward to being your guide through this fascinating topic!
William Shakespeare (bapt. 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s greatest dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and “the Bard”. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. They also continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, later known as the King’s Men. At age 49 (around 1613), he appears to have retired to Stratford, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare’s private life survive; this has stimulated considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, his sexuality, his religious beliefs, and whether the works attributed to him were written by others.
Shakespeare produced most of his known works between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories and are regarded as some of the best work produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until 1608, among them Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, all considered to be among the finest works in the English language In the last phase of his life, he wrote tragicomedies (also known as romances) and collaborated with other playwrights.
This program is presented by the non-profit community organization Washington, DC History & Culture.
Your host is London-based tour guide Edward Calcutt.
You can learn more about Edward via Facebook, Meetup and Eventbrite.
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Zoom Connection:
This educational and entertaining program is open to all regardless of age, geographic location, etc. and since it is an online/virtual event via Zoom you can connect from anywhere in the world.
This is a free program – voluntary donations greatly appreciated to support our non-profit community programs.
Zoom events have a limit on the number of people that can participate and therefore the event may “sell-out” once a certain number of registrations has been reached.
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This program is presented by the non-profit community organization Washington, DC History & Culture:
“bringing people together to experience the history and culture of Washington, DC.”
For more entertaining and educational programs visit us at:
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We look forward to seeing you – thanks!
Robert Kelleman
Washington, DC History & Culture
rkelleman@yahoo.com
202-821-6325 (text only)
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