Matthew Steggle
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Prof of Early Modern Eng Lit. Shakespeare; lost plays; other C16-17 stuff. In the Sky now.
Bristol, England
Joined September 2012
An eighteenth-century mystery – longish thread. While I was feverish with covid, I bought a random book. (1/16)
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https://t.co/bRnj6uB5AK With customary precision and elegance (how does he make it look so bloody easy?) Charles Nicholl writes about Mrs Shakspaire for the New York Review of Books.
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On a summer’s day in 1978, Frederick Charles Morgan was at work as usual in the ancient library of Hereford Cathedral. He was a hundred years old but
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This was a lot of fun! Also the trip to the desert island at the end. Apologies in advance to the seagulls.
NEW EPISODE: A forgotten letter addressed to “Good Mrs Shakspaire” may rewrite what we thought we knew about Anne Hathaway—and where she lived. This week on That Shakespeare Life, @MatthewSteggle shares how this tiny archival discovery might place Anne in London, right alongside
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Thanks to @sixteenthCgirl for having me on the Not Just The Tudors podcast to talk about Shakespeare’s Family:
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Listen to the latest episodes of Not Just the Tudors on BBC Sounds.
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https://t.co/K6AInBPgq8 Just to give a plug for this talk, in Hereford Cathedral, on 27 June.
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Impressive work from @France24_en and @GavinLeeNews on the Shakspaire letter.
‘Good Mrs Shakespeare’ ✍️🎭 #Shakespeare scholar @MatthewSteggle has deciphered a letter fragment sent to #AnneHathaway that appears to tell us he might not have left his wife behind in Stratford 🤯 & that they lived for a while on Trinity Lane London.. https://t.co/Jq7USbfqp0
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Delighted to say that my article, "The Shakspaires of Trinity Lane: A Possible Shakespeare Life-Record" is now fully published and open-access!
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Hereford Cathedral Library holds a fragmentary seventeenth-century letter addressed to a ‘Mrs Shakspaire’, concerning her husband’s dealings with a fatherless apprentice named John Butte or Butts. ...
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Delighted to have some Shakespeare work of mine feature in Guardian today. More info in Bluesky (place also works really well and is not owned by a twit). https://t.co/pZTpGdl3I9
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Professor says text shows Hathaway lived with playwright in London, upending the established idea of an unhappy marriage
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Paleography question! Mr Sharowe asked --- wt securitie he should have for it. What’s the missing word?
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👀 it’s publication month for “Thomas Nashe and Literary Performance”! https://t.co/jqUA88yBQR
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Heading home from #marlowe24. Only regret is not getting to say hello properly to tweeps inc @RachelJWillie, @earlymodatLancs , and @eoin_price. Footsore, underslept, and enthused. Congratulations to the organisers.
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Morbid and bizarre q: anyone know of any renaissance images which show an explosion, ideally one with body parts flying off in all directions? It’s for @MarloweMightyLn at Deptford, unsurprisingly…
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This is really good - an evocative story told through clever, dogged detective work, feeding a subtle, even-handed discussion of the narratives around archival discovery. Fabulous stuff from @ZacharyLesser and @whitneytrettien.
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Could a text thought to be by #Shakespeare’s father actually be his sister’s writing? 🔓 @MatthewSteggle’s recent History Matters is free to read for the next 7 days https://t.co/7DrBQ0kj1m
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I love this joke, like a short circuit between Mustian’s small neighbourhood world and the pro theatre she is (we argue) consciously emulating. And surely she has at least heard of Hamlet, a big success now 10 years old. V much @eoin_price territory.
@dnmcinnis @MatthewSteggle @ConversationEDU The play's the thing, wherein I'll catch the conscience of that bastard next door! Great work, team!
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Very much looking forward to this. My paper features Marlowe, flying fish, dragons, and a jumbo jet.
THE PROGRAM for our NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE in ±DEPTFORD 💀🗡️🌹from 9 to 12 JULY is LIVE! check it out! https://t.co/pbG5M2jTLj auditor registration (full conference or day-rate) is still open: https://t.co/4IOzBL4rjQ we hope to see you this summer!
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