The Elizabethan age was a tumultuous time, when long-cherished certainties were crumbling and life was exhilaratingly uncertain. From knife crime to belief in witches, religious battles to the horizons of the New World, this title brings the past to life in a fresh, unexpected portrait of a dangerous and dynamic era

Paperback edition of this fascinating re-creation of Shakespeare's world through the stories behind 20 objects from his life and times. From the author of }A History Of The World In 100 Objects{, this too was a major project in conjunction with BBC Radio 4