Living with Shakespeare, by Geoffrey Marsh Lisa Hopkins enjoys a vivid picture of the part of London where Shakespeare once resided By Lisa Hopkins 17 June
Early Modern English Noblewomen and Self-Starvation: The Skull Beneath the Skin, by Sasha Garwood Lisa Hopkins considers how Tudor princesses severely limited their food intake as a way of asserting their status By Lisa Hopkins 19 March
Women and Geography on the Early Modern English Stage, by Katja Pilhuj Lisa Hopkins enjoys an ingenious analysis of the ways that ‘discourses of mapping’ influenced attitudes to gender By Lisa Hopkins 16 January
This is Shakespeare, by Emma Smith Lisa Hopkins applauds a ‘woke’ look at the gaps in Shakespeare’s plays By Lisa Hopkins 30 May
Shakespeare and London, by Duncan Salkeld Despite the time the playwright spent in the city, he never became a Londoner, says Lisa Hopkins By Lisa Hopkins 6 December
Gardens and Gardening in Early Modern England and Wales, by Jill Francis Guilt grew as green spaces became pleasurable more than productive places, says Lisa Hopkins By Lisa Hopkins 9 August
Shakespeare’s Fathers and Daughters, by Oliver Ford Davies An actor’s eye and ear brings fresh insight to aspects of the Bard’s works, says Lisa Hopkins By Lisa Hopkins 29 June
Shakespeare’s First Folio: Four Centuries of an Iconic Book, by Emma Smith We are spellbound by an opus whose copies once gathered crumbs and scribbles, says Lisa Hopkins By Lisa Hopkins 19 May
1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear, by James Shapiro Lisa Hopkins on a defining time in the Bard’s career By Lisa Hopkins 22 October
Body and soul: the Globe’s John Ford Experiment A rare staging of the dramatist’s work pushes to the fore seldom-seen plays that reveal the tensions at the heart of his oeuvre, says Lisa Hopkins By Lisa Hopkins 23 July