Simon Schama's Shakespeare

Season 1 Episode 2: Hollow Crowns

Simon Schama explores Shakespeare’s attitude to the other great subject of his day - Kingship. He asks how far Shakespeare’s most profound tragedies, including Richard II, Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear, were inspired by his own experience of writing for the courts of Elizabeth and James I.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

2

Cast:

Simon Schama, Harriet Walter, Peter de Jersey

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2012

Rating:

10.0