Hands-On History: Historical Playwriting with Rebecca Lyon

Hands-On History: Historical Playwriting with Rebecca Lyon

Historical playwrights such as William Shakespeare have been instrumental in telling the history we know today. What a fascinating occupation - one could get into deep water with Elizabeth I if she was displeased. Historical playwrights today have much more creative autonomy in the 21st century. Today, Heather Darsie is joined by historical playwright Rebecca Lyon. Learn about what it is like to use playwriting as a historical outlet.

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Books Recommended by Rebecca Lyons:

-Playwriting: Structure, Character, How and What to Write by Stephen Jeffreys

-The Contemporary Political Play: Rethinking Dramaturgical Structure by Sarah Grochala

- Playwriting: A Writers' and Artists' Companion by Clare Bayley

- How Plays Work by David Edgar

- The Playwright's Workbook by Jean-Claude van Italie

- The Secret Life of Plays by Steve Waters

-What is History? by E.H. Carr (I recommend the 2002 edition with an introduction by Richard J. Evans and the fabulous new book of essays, What is History, Now, Edited by Helen Carr)

-Lying about Hitler by Richard J. Evans

-Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro

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Credits:

Host: Heather R. Darsie - Twitter

Guest: Rebecca Lyon - Twitter

Edited by: Rebecca Larson - Twitter

Voice Over: David Black

Music: Ketsa, Alexander Nakarada, and Winnie the Moog via FilmMusic.io, used by EXTENDED license.


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Katheryn Howard - Part Four

Katheryn Howard - Part Four

In this final part of the series I look into the interrogations of those around Katheryn Howard, her confessions, final words and execution. This series has truly been a labor of love. I never would have thought that I would enjoy learning so much about Katheryn Howard - she is not as boring as I had once believed.  -- Written by: Rebecca Larson Voiced by: Rebecca Larson Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

24 Nov 201722min

Katheryn Howard - Part Three

Katheryn Howard - Part Three

We continue on our journey to discover the life of Katheryn Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII. -- Written by: Rebecca Larson Voiced by: Rebecca Larson Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

19 Nov 201722min

Katheryn Howard - Part Two

Katheryn Howard - Part Two

In the last podcast we ended with Katheryn Howard married and Thomas Cromwell was executed. If you missed it, I’d recommend going back and listening to that one first, it was called Katheryn Howard: Part One.  As a queen of England Katheryn is only remembered for being the fifth wife of Henry VIII, and was executed. If it hadn’t been for her scandalous downfall, and said execution, we would not have as much interest in Katheryn as we do today.   Here is the "transcript" so to speak for this podcast: http://www.tudorsdynasty.com/katheryn-howard-part-two/  -- Written by: Rebecca Larson Voiced by: Rebecca Larson Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  -- Further Reading: Russell, Gareth; Young and Damned and Fair – The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of Henry VIII (2016) Loades, David; The 6 Wives of Henry VIII (2014) Licence, Amy; The Six Wives and Many Mistresses of Henry VIII (2014) Fraser, Antonia; The Wives of Henry VIII  (1994) Weir, Alison; The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1991) Kizewski, Holly K.; Jewel of Womanhood: A Feminist Reinterpretation of Queen Katheryn Howard (Thesis 7/30/14 – University of Nebraska – Lincoln)

12 Nov 201721min

Katheryn Howard - Part One

Katheryn Howard - Part One

The story of Katheryn Howard intertwines with many other notable figures of the time but none more than Anne of Cleves and Thomas Cromwell. We’ll start with Katheryn’s childhood and attempt to chronologically move through time until her execution in 1542.    -- Further Reading: Russell, Gareth; Young and Damned and Fair – The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of Henry VIII (2016) Loades, David; The 6 Wives of Henry VIII (2014) Licence, Amy; The Six Wives and Many Mistresses of Henry VIII (2014) Fraser, Antonia; The Wives of Henry VIII  (1994) Weir, Alison; The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1991) Kizewski, Holly K.; Jewel of Womanhood: A Feminist Reinterpretation of Queen Katheryn Howard (Thesis 7/30/14 – University of Nebraska – Lincoln) Hutchinson, Robert; Thomas Cromwell (2007)

5 Nov 201719min

Victims of Henry VIII - Methods of Execution and Victims

Victims of Henry VIII - Methods of Execution and Victims

This week's podcast is about types of executions and victims of Henry VIII. This topic is easily one of my favorites to discuss. In this podcast I'll list some of the methods of executions as well as the most notable ones during the reign of King Henry VIII.    --- Written by: Rebecca Larson Voiced by: Rebecca Larson Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:   Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  Pastime With Good Company - The King's Singers via YouTube channel  Kenpachishigo. Sources: Stay tuned for the follow-up article on TudorsDynasty.com for sources.

29 Okt 201725min

Jane Seymour - The Fairest Of All His Wives

Jane Seymour - The Fairest Of All His Wives

Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

15 Okt 201728min

Anne of Cleves - Part Three

Anne of Cleves - Part Three

Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

7 Okt 201715min

Anne of Cleves - Part Two

Anne of Cleves - Part Two

Produced by: Rebecca Larson Music Credits:  Suonatore di Liuto Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

1 Okt 201719min

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