Description: Before William Shakespeare wrote world-famous plays on the themes of power and political turmoil, the Shakespeare family of Stratford-upon-Avon and their neighbors and friends were plagued by false accusations and feuds with the government--conflicts that shaped Shakespeare's sceptical understanding of the realities of power.
Review Quotes: "Historians and literary scholars alike are presented here with a far more rounded picture of Shakespeare's youthful background than is found in many of the standard biographies." -- Robert Bearman, Midland History