That on the 14th July 1548, the ’14’ year old princess Elizabeth gave birth to a child fathered by ‘Lord Admiral Sir Thomas Seymour”, was…
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Illustrated is William Shakespeare’s dedication to Henry VVriothesley (the first of three dedication) which in 1593 accompanied his first published poem “Venvs & Adonis” a…
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The Schwa e – When was the schwa /ə/ first used in English Texts?The answer 1601 The schwa sound being by far the most common…
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“The Phoenix and the Turtle” William Shakespeare’s famous metaphysical poem begins with an allegory of Elizabethan politics, by introducing a parliament of birds: The Phoenix…
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Sonnet 99 by William Shakespeare relates to the year 1599 as it is the only Shakespearean sonnet with fifteen lines, “a summer’s story” in fact…
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Sonnet 133 by William Shakespeare is heavily influenced by the sonnet number in which our great author sees both division and unity between the numbers…
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Sonnet 33 by William Shakespeare unveils to us the Godly words “my Son one”. A number of Shakespeare’s sonnets are influenced by the sonnet number,…
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Sonnet 111 by ‘William Shakespeare’ shows us the significance of the numbers ‘111’ which identify this particular sonnet. Our great author firmly believed all princes…
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Sonnet 20 by William Shakespeare is a portrait of Henry Wriothesley and written in celebration of his birthday – although I must immediately correct myself…
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It can be seen in this late 15th century painting of ‘God the Father’ by Antoniazzo Romano that the conventional Christian halo has been replaced…
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