Crash Course
Straight Outta Stratford-Upon-Avon - Shakespeare's Early Days: Crash Course Theater #14
This is the story of how a young Englishman named William Shakespeare stormed London's theater scene in the late 16th century, and wrote a bunch of plays and poems that have had pretty good staying power. We'll learn about Shakespeare's...
Weird History
Weirdest Elizabethan Era Manners
England was the clear winner of the latter half of the 16th century. Flourishing under the reign of their industrious and stylish monarch, Queen Elizabeth I, it was between 1558 and 1603 that England emerged as the world’s first real...
Jabzy
How to Survive in Tudor London? : Life in Elizabethan England, Shakespeare's London
How to Survive in Tudor London? : Life in Elizabethan England, Shakespeare's London
Schooling Online
Shakespeare's Richard III - Context
When Shakespeare crafted Richard III, he packed it with lots of juicy details and references to history. Not only does the play draw on the famous Wars of the Roses, but it also reflects the ideas and values of Elizabethan England. Join...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Next Level Knowledge - What is a Comparative Essay? (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Ready to master comparative essays? In this lesson, we’lll explain what a comparative essay is and the types of questions you could encounter. We’ll teach you how to approach questions based on context, techniques, textual form,...
History Squad
A Tudor Gunner
An ordinary gunner’s story of how he fought aboard Sir Francis Drake’s ship during the Spanish Armada. He gives a decks-eye view of the battle and tactics used during the by the English Navy and international trade during the Elizabethan...
History Squad
An Elizabethan Lady
An overview of Elizabethan England, through the eyes of a wealthy woman. She talks about politics, crime, the impact of population growth and the development of towns as well as the treatment of vagrants. The History Squad - Kevin Hicks.
Curated Video
The Merchant of Venice: Pre-reading, Context and Themes | Shakespeare Play by Play
This is the pre reading video for a full analysis of every Act of Shakespeare’s play Merchant of Venice through different themes. Subscribe for future seasons of this Shakespeare Play by Play.
Lit2Go
Romeo and Juliet
"Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" The classic play by Shakespeare goes digital through a version that contains audio and PDF versions of the text. Additionally, each act and scene displays the Flesch-Kincaid readability level...
TES Global
Tes: The England of Elizabeth (1957)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 1957 video about Queen Elizabeth 1 and Elizabethan England which gives some incite into Shakespeare's world. [26:05]
Timelines.tv
Timelines Tv: History of Britain: Changing Lives: Shakespeare's World
Explores England around the year 1588 in the age of Shakespeare teaching us about the transition from the medieval to the modern. [7:37]