John Shakespeare Series Rory Clements Collection 3 Books Set (Martyr, Revenger, Prince)

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Works by William Shakespeare set to music: free scores in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki) John Shakespeare is William’s older brother, and it was a joy entering the Elizabethan era from his perspective. In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you that I am a huge fan of all British history, and the saga of Queen Elizabeth and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, is among my favorite events. So when John is sent to Sheffield to see if there is any truth to the rumor that Mary's supporters are trying to help her escape her castle prison, I was hooked from the get-go. Main character John Shakespeare is given both cases to solve. Mary, Queen of Scots, is scheduled for execution and the Spanish Armada is ready to strike. Traitors and enemies have their heads displayed on pikes high above the London Bridge. It is a time of peril for England, where chaos and fear threaten to reign. Shakespeare must go into an underworld that includes a strange array of people– including his brother Will, the struggling writer. Maguire, Laurie E. (1996). Shakespearean Suspect Texts: The 'Bad' Quartos and Their Contexts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511553134. ISBN 978-0-511-55313-4. OCLC 726828014– via Cambridge Core. Casey, Charles (1998). "Was Shakespeare gay? Sonnet 20 and the politics of pedagogy". College Literature. 25 (3): 35–51. JSTOR 25112402.

Bradbrook, M.C. (2004). "Shakespeare's Recollection of Marlowe". In Edwards, Philip; Ewbank, Inga-Stina; Hunter, G.K. (eds.). Shakespeare's Styles: Essays in Honour of Kenneth Muir. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp.191–204. ISBN 978-0-521-61694-2. OCLC 61724586. Adams, Joseph Quincy (1923). A Life of William Shakespeare. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. OCLC 1935264. Gross, John (2003). "Shakespeare's Influence". In Wells, Stanley; Orlin, Lena Cowen (eds.). Shakespeare: An Oxford Guide. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-924522-2. OCLC 50920674. Shakespeare comes into this world only to find out the worst news possible– that the queen is in danger. Not only that, but he and his family also find themselves at the center of some interest that they rather would not have attracted. And when the death of two lovers young in age appears to link into a plot, Shakespeare doesn’t know what to do. Could the Earl of Essex be involved? It appears so when the deaths of the two lovers somehow are related to an alleged plot by the Earl to take the English throne when Queen Elizabeth I passes.While he's investigating, he uncovers a plot to murder Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral of England's Royal Navy and their only hope to stave off a Spanish invasion, and must also try to foil that plot while still looking for the killer of Lady Blanche Howard. All the while, he's working at cross-purposes to one Richard Topcliffe, a trusted advisor to the Queen, who has it in for Shakespeare and always seems to be one step ahead of John's efforts. Walsingham, not wanting to incur the Queen's ire, tells Shakespeare he'll just have to put up with Topcliffe. The story itself has a good pace and the scenes are well set and easily visualised as are all of the characters. I look forward to meeting some of them again in future novels

Poetry Foundation (6 January 2023). "On Shakespeare. 1630 by John Milton". Poetry Foundation . Retrieved 6 January 2023. Bowers, Fredson (1955). On Editing Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Dramatists. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. OCLC 2993883.

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Dobson, Michael (1992). The Making of the National Poet: Shakespeare, Adaptation and Authorship, 1660–1769. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-818323-5. OCLC 25631612. Can he trust Cecil to have the best interests of the crown at heart? And can the search for a woman who is missing and a colony in the new world be more connected than anyone thought? More than that, will his wife Catherine leave him so she can practice Catholicism? Tensions at home and abroad run high. Clemen, Wolfgang (2005a). Shakespeare's Dramatic Art: Collected Essays. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-35278-9. OCLC 1064833286. The John Shakespeare series of novels are set in the latter part of the Elizabethan era. The period was marked by social and political upheavals, rumors of conspiracies, and religious tension between Protestants and Catholics. This was a time when England was at loggerheads with its neighbors, particularly the Spanish, that had only been recently been defeated but were still raring to go. With Elizabeth getting on in age, the issue of succession was also an issue and hence Sir Francis Walsingham and his army of intelligencers were more important than ever. Given the times, Shakespeare often finds himself having to confront the realities and fears of Catholics and Protestants alike, his hearts desires and his own beliefs while doing his job. This was a time when religious schisms were a reality for the many of England’s poor that held the powerful, rich, and violent persons of their time in thrall. The John Shakespeare novels are descriptive and graphic novels portraying the extravagance of the royal court, the developing countryside, and the squalor of the city. They provide greater insight into the lives of the ordinary folk as compared to many authors in the genre that only focus on life in the court while excluding everything else. Visiting the Abbey". Westminster Abbey. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016 . Retrieved 2 April 2016.

Wells, Stanley (1997). Shakespeare: A Life in Drama. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-31562-2. OCLC 36867040. For example, A.L. Rowse, the 20th-century Shakespeare scholar, was emphatic: "He died, as he had lived, a conforming member of the Church of England. His will made that perfectly clear—in facts, puts it beyond dispute, for it uses the Protestant formula." [272] There were two things that jumped out at me from the start. First: I felt the characters were a bit one dimensional and typical, as in, the spunky girl willing to state her mind no matter what or the bad guys with no redeeming attributes or the hero just trying to do everything honourably. Second: the writing was so full of clichés it felt like I was reading a newspaper article not a book. Bentley, G.E. (1961). Shakespeare: A Biographical Handbook. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-313-25042-2. OCLC 356416. Unfortunately, it looks as though the queen is not totally opposed to the advances of the ambitious earl. In fact, the Queen seems to be fairly flattered by his overtures and attempts to win her over. This is also surprising because his mother is Lettice Knollys. Gorgeous and dangerous at the same time, Lettice presides over her own court. Maybe it’s a strange court of people, but they should not be taken lightly.I like to know how terms we use today originated from in etymological terms and ‘in Limbo’ was one such term. It is also fascinating to learn the different names for a whorehouse or ‘bawdy’ house. It’s such a shame that when unexpected wealth fell on two working girls, Starling and Parsy, they stupidly got drunk and blew it all, in spite of being so careful up to that point. The other silly bit being the results of a visit to a witch and her whore as that was ridiculous, and Shakespeare behaved in a completely stupid way, or was he just naive, or both to fall into that trap. Any reader saw that coming.

Hales, John W. (26 March 1904). "London Residences of Shakespeare". The Athenaeum. No.3987. London: John C. Francis. pp.401–402. Set in Elizabethan London, John Shakespeare, older brother of William, is under the employ of Sir Francis Walsingham, England’s spymaster. He tasks Shakespeare with the investigation of the brutal murder of a young noblewoman, a murder that is believed to be linked to wanted Jesuit priests. Whilst getting his teeth into the mystery of Blanche Howard’s murder, he finds links to a plot against the life of England’s Vice-Admiral, Sir Francis Drake. The Jesuit priests are under the pay of King Philip II Of Spain, sent to assassinate Drake. Shakespeare uncovers further twists and conspirators, coming head to head with one of the Queen’s own men, Topcliffe, where there is a personal quarrel as well. Shakespeare's work has made a significant and lasting impression on later theatre and literature. In particular, he expanded the dramatic potential of characterisation, plot, language, and genre. [218] Until Romeo and Juliet, for example, romance had not been viewed as a worthy topic for tragedy. [219] Soliloquies had been used mainly to convey information about characters or events, but Shakespeare used them to explore characters' minds. [220] His work heavily influenced later poetry. The Romantic poets attempted to revive Shakespearean verse drama, though with little success. Critic George Steiner described all English verse dramas from Coleridge to Tennyson as "feeble variations on Shakespearean themes." [221] John Milton, considered by many to be the most important English poet after Shakespeare, wrote in tribute: "Thou in our wonder and astonishment/ Has built thyself a live-long monument." [222] The Queens ManThe newest book in the series, The Queen’s Man, will be released tomorrow, February 25, 2014. I received an advance copy in exchange for an honest review. Honestly, I LOVED it. Dates follow the Julian calendar, used in England throughout Shakespeare's lifespan, but with the start of the year adjusted to 1 January (see Old Style and New Style dates). Under the Gregorian calendar, adopted in Catholic countries in 1582, Shakespeare died on 3 May. [2]When an aristocratic young cousin of Queen Elizabeth is found murdered in a burned house, things are bad. Things get stranger and more heinous when they find that her flesh was marked with symbols of the profane. The year is 1587 and England’s most famous sea warrior Sir Francis Drake is targeted by an assassination around the same time as the murder. If the plot is pulled off, Spain could have the opportunity to invade a defenseless England. For more information about the books in the John Shakespeare series by Rory Clements, you’ll find below the official synopsis for all the books: Baldwin, T.W. (1944). William Shakspere's Small Latine & Lesse Greek. Vol.1. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. OCLC 359037. John Shakespeare is an investigator for Walsingham, charged with keeping Sir Francis Drake from being assassinated and rooting out any Catholic plots against the queen. Fellow investigator and rival Topcliffe always seems to be just ahead of Shakespeare in the investigation, using his brutal methods to get the answers he wants from the victims and perpetrators.