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Never mind the Bayeux! Here’s some other great medieval art – and it’s free

Want to see some old wonders but don’t fancy forking out £33 for 40 minutes with a tapestry? Our critic celebrates the British treasures you can see all year round – from monstrous crypt carvings to the vaulting glory of our cathedrals

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Quote of the Day by famous poet Geoffrey Chaucer: 'If gold rusts, what then can …'—Inspiring quotes by the 'father of English literature,' best known for The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer's timeless quote, "If gold rusts, what then can iron do?" warns of moral decay when respected figures falter. His life, marked by public service and literary genius, explored human nature's contradictions. Chaucer's enduring legacy lies in elevating Middle English and crafting relatable characters, reminding us of leadership's responsibility.

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Michael Pennington obituary

Distinguished classical actor and co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company who brought sardonic dash and physical grace to his many stage roles

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Adjoa Andoh on Shakespeare, Bridgerton and DEI: ‘I don’t have to be the only one in the room’

Acclaimed stage and screen actor has taken part in Washington DC’s Folger Shakespeare Library residency program during a troubling time for the capital

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Who were the ‘peasants’ of the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt? New database has answers

The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was one of the largest and most dramatic popular uprisings in medieval Europe. But what do we really know about this celebrated event in English history?

The Conversation

Paddington The Musical triumphs at WhatsOnStage awards with nine wins

The award ceremony on Sunday night also saw Rachel Zegler and Jonathan Bailey win the best performer gong for their respective categories

Evening Standard

The Standard Theatre Awards Shortlist 2025 revealed

Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston and Rachel Zegler are shortlisted as the Standard’s historic celebration of the stage returns

Evening Standard

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Wicked star Jonathan Bailey named sexiest man alive

The actor said the title was ‘absurd’ but an ‘honour’.

Evening Standard

King of Kings by Scott Anderson review – how the last shah of Iran sealed his own fate

A clear-eyed account of a difficult, complex man and his self-inflicted fall from grace

The Guardian - UK

Could you watch 8 plays in 12 hours? How The Player Kings creates binge-worthy Shakespeare

Some say Shakespeare invented the “history play” – but he had a lot of help.

The Conversation

What links Hound Tor, Wharram Percy and Gainsthorpe? The Saturday quiz

From Brazilian wandering and giant huntsman to Margaret, Maid of Norway and Richard II, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

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How Shakespeare can help us put meaning back in money

From greed for resources and money to technology run amok and a politics of domination, hatred and fear of others, our world sometimes seems to be on a course of assured destruction.

The Conversation

The week in theatre: Hamlet; Much Ado About Nothing; Richard II – review

Luke Thallon is a compelling, all-at-sea Hamlet, Hayley Atwell and Tom Hiddleston sizzle as Beatrice and Benedick, while Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey is a bit too much the overreaching king

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Richard II review – Jonathan Bailey exudes charisma as a cocaine-snorting king of misrule

Nicholas Hytner’s production plays like a thriller, while Brigerton star Bailey glitters with feeling in a potently physical modern-dress production

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Simon Schama: ‘Britain is a much more tolerant place now. I’m Mr Sunshine on this’

The historian on taking the social pulse of the nation in his new TV series, why we’re such word addicts, and his fear that the needle in the US is moving towards red

The Guardian - UK

The Eagle and the Hart by Helen Castor review – the tragic lives of Richard II and Henry IV

A rich and vivid history of the Plantagenet cousins and rivals for the English throne

The Guardian - UK

Tarot, tarantulas and TikTok: exploring our long obsession with predicting the future

A new exhibition at Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries examines the enduring appeal of divination

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Helen Castor: ‘I’d rather not live in such interesting times’

The British historian on the drama and resonance of the lives of Richard II and Henry VI, the writers she most admires and the book she wishes she had written

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‘We went bankrupt and had to set up the explosives ourselves’: Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine on making Richard III

‘The movie changed my life,’ says McKellen of the 1995 film. ‘If Bryan Singer hadn't seen it, he would never have asked me to be in X-Men’

The Independent UK

Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey star to play Richard II on London stage

Role will be actor’s most high-profile Shakespeare part to date

The Guardian - UK

Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey to play Richard II on London stage

Nicholas Hytner has shared details of his forthcoming production, which will give the actor his highest profile Shakespeare role to date

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: David Suchet’s Poirot secrets, Oklahoma! and more

This month’s roundup includes the versatile actor’s 75th birthday show, Succession’s Harriet Walter playing Lorca’s matriarch and supreme showman Hugh Jackman in the classic musical

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: The Little Big Things, David Tennant in Good and more

Musicals, Shakespeare and multiple versions of Nick Payne’s multiverse drama Constellations are among May’s digital theatre highlights

The Guardian - UK

‘People go, ‘queer, Black’, they don’t go deeper’: Tarell Alvin McCraney on his enduring play Choir Boy

The Oscar-winning co-writer of Moonlight is known for works on queerness and race. He thought his 2012 drama was a historical cautionary tale, but a new production has him musing on its continued relevance

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Let’s hear it for England’s royals – and centuries of incompetence, criminality and failure

We’re often told the current crop lack the dignity that monarchy deserves. But what about the losers, adulterers and delusional brutes who came before?

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