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Matthew Steggle @MatthewSteggle

Prof of Early Modern Eng Lit. Shakespeare; lost plays; other C16-17 stuff. In the Sky now.

Joined September 2012
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Matthew Steggle@MatthewSteggle
20 Jun 2022
An eighteenth-century mystery – longish thread. While I was feverish with covid, I bought a random book. (1/16)
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nybooks.com/online/2025/08/0… 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.

Who Is Mrs. Shakspaire? What Is She? | Charles Nicholl

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.
ThatShakespeareLife
@ThatShakespeare
28 Jul 2025
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 her famous husband. 🎧 Listen now → cassidycash.com/ep380
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Thanks to @sixteenthCgirl for having me on the Not Just The Tudors podcast to talk about Shakespeare’s Family: bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0k5s…

BBC Sounds - Not Just the Tudors - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Not Just the Tudors on BBC Sounds.

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herefordcathedral.org/Event/… 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.
Gavin Lee@GavinLeeNews
28 Apr 2025
‘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.. youtu.be/imXFvpoD5Ns?si=_hh7…
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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! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

The Shakspaires of Trinity Lane: A Possible Shakespeare Life-Record

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). theguardian.com/culture/2025…

Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests

Professor says text shows Hathaway lived with playwright in London, upending the established idea of an unhappy marriage

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This is a pleasure to read.
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Wow!
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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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Rachel Willie@RachelJWillie
22 Jul 2024
👀 it’s publication month for “Thomas Nashe and Literary Performance”! manchesteruniversitypress.co…
Thomas Nashe and Literary Performance edited by Chloe Kathleen Preedy and Rachel Willie. Cover = Revels Play Companion Library green strip to left, white serif type on black background to left

ALT Thomas Nashe and Literary Performance edited by Chloe Kathleen Preedy and Rachel Willie. Cover = Revels Play Companion Library green strip to left, white serif type on black background to left

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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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“He’s up there! He’s up there! I can see him!”
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Heading to Deptford! #marlowe24
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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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History Today@HistoryToday
12 Jun 2024
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 buff.ly/4cieSm4

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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.
Laurie Johnson@LostPlayhouse
11 Jun 2024
The play's the thing, wherein I'll catch the conscience of that bastard next door! Great work, team!
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An honour to have a short article in @HistoryToday.
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Very much looking forward to this. My paper features Marlowe, flying fish, dragons, and a jumbo jet.
The Marlowe Society of America@MarloweMightyLn
23 May 2024
THE PROGRAM for our NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE in ±DEPTFORD 💀🗡️🌹from 9 to 12 JULY is LIVE! check it out! marlowesocietyofamerica.org/… auditor registration (full conference or day-rate) is still open: marlowesocietyofamerica.org/… we hope to see you this summer!
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