Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Picture Credits ix
5. Introduction: 1593, the Theatre, Shakespeare, Saint Helen’s, English and You 1
6. PART I 1576, London, the Theatre and Hunting for China
7. 1 1576: A Starting Point 27
8. 2 James Burbage Plans His Theatre: The Theatre 46
9. 3 Kick-Starting the British Empire 63
10. PART II The Theatre, 1576–1598
11. 4 James Burbage Builds the Theatre 81
12. 5 Trouble at the Theatre 101
13. 6 The Early Years of the Theatre: 1576–1586 115
14. 7 The 1594 Changes at the Theatre and Shakespeare’s New Focus 130
15. PART III The Parish of Saint Helen’s, Bishopsgate Street
16. 8 William Shakespeare and the Parish of Saint Helen’s 143
17. 9 Searching for Shakespeare’s Lodgings in Saint Helen’s 165
18. 10 What Attracted Shakespeare to Saint Helen’s? 180
19. PART IV Life, Death and Religion in Saint Helen’s
20. 11 Saint Helen’s Church: The Anchor of the Parish 201
21. 12 A Walk Round the Interior of Saint Helen’s Church 216
22. 13 Dreaming of English Exploration, Trade, Wealth, Colonisation and Empire 230
23. PART V Shakespeare’s Neighbours in Saint Helen’s
24. 14 The Radical Doctors of Saint Helen’s 253
25. 15 Dr Peter Turner Visits a Patient at the Sign of the Horse Head Inn 276
26. 16 Lawyers, Musicians, an Antiquary and More 292
27. 17 Saint Helen’s as a Microcosmos: A Theatre of London 306
28. PART VI Bewitchment in London
29. 18 Witchcraft in Thames Street 331
30. 19 Mary Glover is Bewitched in All-Hallows-the-Less, Thames Street 349
31. 20 An Exorcism in Shoreditch 360
32. PART VII Coda: The Advancement of English
33. 21 Honey or Cane Sugar? 375
34. Appendix: Where Did Shakespeare Live in Saint Helen’s and Who Might Have Been His Landlord?
35. 1 Introduction 391
36. 2 What Accommodation in Saint Helen’s Would Have Appealed to Shakespeare? 394
37. 3 Identifying the Location of Shakespeare’s Residence(s) 404
38. 4 When did Shakespeare Leave Saint Helen’s? 432
39. 5 Who Was John Pryn, Pryne, Prynne, Pryme, Prymme? 444
40. 6 Who Was John Hatton? 452
41. 7 Who Were Thomas Wrightson, John Harvey and Israel Jorden, Jordan, Jordaine, Jordayne, Jurden? 457
42. 8 Who Were John, Antonia and Katherine Jeffrey? 466
43. 9 Some Other Residents of Saint Helen’s in the 1580s and 1590s 470
44. Bibliography 475
45. Index 489