'Shakespeare & his London' Guided Walk

Come along on Saturday 16th August at 1:30pm for a guided walk on William Shakespeare and the London he lived in!

About the walk
William Shakespeare (born 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon) came to London in around 1592 and stayed until 1613. He wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets and 2 long narrative poems before retiring back to Stratford.

Today he is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He is the most quoted writer in the history of the English speaking world and many of his quotations have passed into everyday usage. His plays have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

But, we know so very little about him and his life. There is not a confirmed drawing or painting of him created during his lifetime or even a confirmed description of what he looked like. There are also quite a lot of mysteries and unanswered questions surrounding his life, which we are unlikely to ever find the answers to.

Due to the Great Fire of 1666, World War II bombing and a clear out of the slums in London during the 1920’s and 30’s, there is very little that remains of Shakespeare’s London, but there are some things!

During the walk I will tell you about him and how he changed the English language, his friends, contemporaries, his influences and what life in London was like in the late Elizabethan period.

The guided walk will be led by myself.

The walk takes about 2 hours and finishes near St Paul's.

Payment
Full Members of the group will be free, everyone else the cost is £7 per person (payable by cash, PayPal or Bank Transfer on the day).

Become a Full Member
To become a Full Member (£14 a year), either go to PayPal and send a payment to general@cultureseekers.org, send via Bank Transfer (email me for details) or pay cash on the day.

Afterwards
After we will head to the Lord Raglan pub, 61 St Martin's-le-Grand for a chat over a drink.

Please note, we only wait 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time before starting the walk.

Lookout for the red & blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign across the road from London Bridge Tube Station.

Hope to see you there!

Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text)

On the day, if you can’t make the visit, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it.
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Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - https://www.meetup.com/London_Cultureseekers/pages/26449165/Group_Rules/