The Elizabethan age was a tumultuous time, when long-cherished certainties were crumbling and life was exhilaratingly uncertain. This title uncovers the stories behind twenty objects from the period to re-create an age at once distant and yet surprisingly familiar.[...]

The "New York Times" bestselling author of "A History of the World in 100 Objects "brings the world of Shakespeare and the Tudor era of Elizabeth I into focus
We feel we know Shakespeare's characters. Think of Hamlet, trapped in indecision, or Macbeth's merciless and ultimately self-destructive[...]

Neil MacGregor's "A History of the World in 100 Objects" takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, "A History of the World in 100 Objects" begins with one of the earliest survivin[...]

The "New York Times" bestselling author of "A History of the World in 100 Objects "brings the world of Shakespeare and the Tudor era of Elizabeth I into focus
We feel we know Shakespeare's characters. Think of Hamlet, trapped in indecision, or Macbeth's merciless and ultimately self-destructive[...]

The Elizabethan age was a tumultuous time, when long-cherished certainties were crumbling and life was exhilaratingly uncertain. Shakespeare's Restless World uncovers the extraordinary stories behind twenty objects from the period to re-create an age at once distant and yet surprisingly familiar. Fr[...]