Is there a connection between marriage and sanctification in Shakespeare’s most famous play?
Rhys Laverty
Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “Henry V”
King Henry’s prayer before the Battle of Agincourt has a distinctly Protestant flavor.
Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “Love’s Labour’s Lost”
Shakespeare’s great comedy shows a highly Protestant understanding of marriage and vow-making.
Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “1 & 2 Henry IV”
Which is more important for a king: ruling the court or ruling the people?
After Dominion: An Interview with Tom Holland
A long form interview with historian Tom Holland on the success and reception of “Dominion”
Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “The Merry Wives of Windsor”
Why can we not bring ourselves to part with Jack Falstaff?
From the Editor’s Desk – Ad Fontes Winter 2023
Introducing the Winter 2023 print edition of Ad Fontes.
Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “The Comedy of Errors”
Augustinian selfhood and married nuns sound some potentially Protestant notes in Shakespeare’s masterful farce.
Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “Titus Andronicus”
Humanistic learning and jokes for Protestants in Shakespeare’s bloodiest play.
Shakespeare Notebook 2023: “Richard II”
Contemplating the tension between divine right and popular rule with the Bard and the Reformers.