Date:1572 - 1580 (c.)
Description:The Tower of London in Shakespeare's time. The fortress on the banks of the tidal river Thames was a royal palace, and a prison stronghold. It also housed the royal armoury and a public menagerie. Shakespeare set scenes there in his history plays, including Richard III where the royal princes George of Clarence, Edward Prince of Wales and his brother, Richard of York, were all murdered. See: Richard III, 4,2, lines 72-85 and 4,3, lines 1-22. Full title: Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg, Londinium, [from Civitates orbis terrarum. Coloniae Agrippinae, 1572 -c.1580](hand-coloured)
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
'Londinium': ancient capital of Shakespeare's England. London had been founded ...
London Bridge, looking upstream in Shakespeare's time. London's medieval bridge ...
The Americas in the reign of James I, Shakespeare’s patron. Courtiers of ...
Share:
Donor ref:SR/OS Flat storage 87.9 [27,234] (33/10679)
Source: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - Library
Copyright information: Copyrights to all resources are retained by the individual rights holders. They have kindly made their collections available for non-commercial private study & educational use. Re-distribution of resources in any form is only permitted subject to strict adherence to the usage guidelines.