Internet Resources

Authorship

Authorship Debate ~ Information from the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

The Shakespeare Authorship Page ~ A collection of documents, articles, and other materials "dedicated to the proposition that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare."

The Shakespeare Fellowship ~ "a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to exploring the Shakespeare authorship question and researching the evidence that Edward de Vere is the true author of the poems and plays of “William Shakespeare.”

The Shakespeare Mystery ~ "FRONTLINE (PBS) investigates the controversial theory that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, a poet and intimate of Queen Elizabeth I, was, in fact, the real bard and author of the plays and sonnets of Shakespeare."

Shakespeare Oxford Society ~ "Founded in 1957, the Shakespeare Oxford Society is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to exploring the Shakespeare authorship question and researching the evidence that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford (1550 – 1604) is the true author of the poems and plays of “William Shakespeare.” "

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Astrology

The Occult? ~ This site is about John Dee, Queen Elizabeth’s astrologer; Shakespeare and astrology.  It is from the University of Victoria in Canada .

Shakespeare and Astrology ~ from ChartPlanet.com

Shakespeare’s Astrology ~ from AstroConsultants of Santa Monica, California

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Black Death (Plague)

The Black Death: Bubonic Plague ~ Information from Middle Ages.net

Drawings (Images) of the Plague ~ Etchings and drawings from the time of Shakespeare

Origins and Causes ~ From Brown University

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Costume and Dress

Elizabethan Period Costumes ~ From Renaissance Faire.com

Sixteenth century English court costumes  ~ From by Southern Illinois University

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Elizabethan England (also Renaissance England)

Elizabeth I In Her Own Words ~ From the Brown University Women Writers Project

Elizabethan England ~ A site developed by Springfield High School, Springfield, Illinois.

Life in Elizabethan England - by Maggie Secara, renaissance faire costumer from California .

The Renaissance ~ A very large compilation of links covering music, education, literature, daily life and more from Luminarium.org

Shakespeare's Life and Times Home Page - Shakespeare by the University of Victoria in Canada

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Falconry

The Ancient Art  - by Master of the Mews, a modern day falconry society in England .

Ancient & Medieval Falconry - by the Richard III Society of England and America , dedicated to the study of fifteenth century English history and culture.

Hawk Conservancy Trust ~ History of Falconry

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Fencing

Elizabethan Fencing and the Art of Defence - by William Wilson, fencing coach at Northern Arizona University and Association of Historical Fencing board member.

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The Globe Theater and Elizabethan Theater

Performance History ~ Information from the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

Shakespeare and the Globe – from Encyclopedia Britannica

Shakespeare's Globe ~ Information from J. M. Pressley, designer, webmaster, and content editor. He has a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts and an M.A. in Writing, from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.

Shakespeare’s Globe ~ Information from the Globe Theatre Company, Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition and Globe Education.

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Shakespeare (see also ~ Elizabethan England)

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare ~ Full-texts of Shakespeare's plays.

Educating Shakespeare ~ A site that "looks at what education was like in Shakespeare's time and how his schooldays influenced his works."

The Folger Shakespeare Library ~ "The Folger Shakespeare Library, located on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, is a world-class research center on Shakespeare and on the early modern age in the West."

Mr. William Shakespeare & the Internet ~ A very large collection of links covering many areas of Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan times; Palomar College, San Marcos, California

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Shakespeare in London ~ Information from the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

Shakespeare Online ~ by Amanda Mabillard, Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in English from the University of Alberta

Shakespeare Resource Center - by J. M. Pressley, designer, webmaster, and content editor. He has a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts and an M.A. in Writing, from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.

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Verona

History of Verona ~ from the Web Gallery of Art

Italy’s City-States ~ from the University of Calgary

Tour of Verona ~ a brief pictorial tour of Verona

Tour of Verona ~ a pictorial tour of Verona

Verona as a City-State ~ an informational and pictorial tour of Verona

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