Hannah Crawforth is Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies at King's College London, UK.Sarah Dustagheer is Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at the University of Kent, UK. Jennifer Young is Teaching Fellow in English Literature (1590–1700) at the University of Leeds, UK.

An evocative journey that places Shakespeare’s plays in a revealing urban context

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsNote on the TextA Chronology of Shakespeare’s Life and Early Modern LondonIntroduction: Shakespeare’s London1. Violence in Shakespeare’s London: Titus Andronicus (1594) and Tyburn2. Politics in Shakespeare’s London:Richard II (1595) and Whitehall3. Class in Shakespeare’s London:Romeo and Juliet (1595–6) and The Strand4. Law in Shakespeare’s London:The Merchant of Venice (1596–8) and the Inns of Court5. Religion in Shakespeare’s London:Hamlet (1600–1) and St Paul’s6. Medicine in Shakespeare’s London:King Lear (1605–6) and Bedlam7. Economics in Shakespeare’s London:Timon of Athens (1607) and the King’s Bench Prison, Southwark8. Experimentation in Shakespeare’s London: The Tempest (1610–11) and Lime StreetEpilogue: Henry VIII (1613) and the Tower of LondonWorks CitedSuggested Further ReadingIndex

Hannah Crawforth is Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies at King's College London, UK.Sarah Dustagheer is Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at the University of Kent, UK. Jennifer Young is Teaching Fellow in English Literature (1590–1700) at the University of Leeds, UK.

An evocative journey that places Shakespeare’s plays in a revealing urban context

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsNote on the TextA Chronology of Shakespeare’s Life and Early Modern LondonIntroduction: Shakespeare’s London1. Violence in Shakespeare’s London: Titus Andronicus (1594) and Tyburn2. Politics in Shakespeare’s London:Richard II (1595) and Whitehall3. Class in Shakespeare’s London:Romeo and Juliet (1595–6) and The Strand4. Law in Shakespeare’s London:The Merchant of Venice (1596–8) and the Inns of Court5. Religion in Shakespeare’s London:Hamlet (1600–1) and St Paul’s6. Medicine in Shakespeare’s London:King Lear (1605–6) and Bedlam7. Economics in Shakespeare’s London:Timon of Athens (1607) and the King’s Bench Prison, Southwark8. Experimentation in Shakespeare’s London: The Tempest (1610–11) and Lime StreetEpilogue: Henry VIII (1613) and the Tower of LondonWorks CitedSuggested Further ReadingIndex

Hannah Crawforth is Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies at King's College London, UK.Sarah Dustagheer is Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at the University of Kent, UK. Jennifer Young is Teaching Fellow in English Literature (1590–1700) at the University of Leeds, UK.

An evocative journey that places Shakespeare’s plays in a revealing urban context

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsNote on the TextA Chronology of Shakespeare’s Life and Early Modern LondonIntroduction: Shakespeare’s London1. Violence in Shakespeare’s London: Titus Andronicus (1594) and Tyburn2. Politics in Shakespeare’s London:Richard II (1595) and Whitehall3. Class in Shakespeare’s London:Romeo and Juliet (1595–6) and The Strand4. Law in Shakespeare’s London:The Merchant of Venice (1596–8) and the Inns of Court5. Religion in Shakespeare’s London:Hamlet (1600–1) and St Paul’s6. Medicine in Shakespeare’s London:King Lear (1605–6) and Bedlam7. Economics in Shakespeare’s London:Timon of Athens (1607) and the King’s Bench Prison, Southwark8. Experimentation in Shakespeare’s London: The Tempest (1610–11) and Lime StreetEpilogue: Henry VIII (1613) and the Tower of LondonWorks CitedSuggested Further ReadingIndex