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Sight and blindness in Shakespeare

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

One of the most striking items discussed in the BBC’s radio series Shakespeare’s Restless World earlier this year is the reliquary containing the eye of an executed Jesuit priest. It appealed in a number of ways: its gruesome history, the … Continue reading →

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Robert Southwell

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Sylvia Morris

While browsing in Michael Wood’s book In Search of Shakespeare I found one of those possible Shakespeare references that you’d just love to be true. It relates to the Jesuit Robert Southwell. Born and brought up in England, he first … Continue reading →

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