Synopses & Reviews
To this day The White Hart and The Red Lion are two of the most popular names for a public house in England both talismans that served as the insignia for Richard II and the banished Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, who usurped the throne in 1399.
Nick Asbury acted in the Royal Shakespeare Company's famed Histories cycle which staged Shakespeare's vision of the deposition of Richard II through to the notorious Battle of Bosworth in 1485. With fellow RSC actors for company, Nick travels the country visiting the buildings, landscapes and former sites of war and intrigue that feature in the plays, and asks the question: what is it about the England of Shakespeare's Histories that continues to fascinate? From Alnwick to Eastcheap, Windsor Castle to a Leicester car park, this is his snapshot of England and its people, then and now.
Review
"[An] enjoyable and sincere grand tour... fortified with pork pies and pinot grigio, accompanied on occasion by fellow Royal Shakespeare Company actors, and alternating between a campervan named Bongo and an open-topped MG, Asbury combines theatrical reminiscence and historical narrative." - London Times
Synopsis
A unique geographical exploration of Shakespeare's histories, and the places and personalities involved.
Synopsis
A unique geographical exploration of William Shakespeare's eight history plays, from Richard II to Henry V to Richard III. Nick Asbury explores the places and personalities that were so crucial to the telling of Shakespeare's epic histories and offers unique insight into why Shakespeare still means so much to us today.
About the Author
Nick Asbury has performed on stage and screen all over the world as an actor, professional pianist and guitarist. He played various characters in the famed RSC Histories cycle of plays, and was the official Royal Shakespeare Company behind the scenes blogger that gave rise to his successful book
Exit Pursued by a Badger.