Chapter 2 Resources

Shakespeare’s Mother – The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman – Historian Michael Wood looks at what life might have been like for women during the Renaissance, specifically Mary Arden. (59 min)

Shakespeare's Mother The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman BBC Documentary 2015


Searching for Shakespeare – a fun jaunt through London with expert interviews about Shakespeare, the Globe theatre and  (8 min, 44 sec)

Best known as Artistic Director of Vancouver's Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Christopher Gaze has performed in England, the USA and across Canada. Born in England, he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before coming to Canada in 1975 where he spent three seasons at the Shaw Festival.