Richard Wilson discusses “‘Thˆe lean, unwashed artišcer’: Shakespeare’s Missing Magna Carta”. Wilson is Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Kingston University. This talk was included in the session titled, “Citizen Skepticism and Political Agency”.

Thomas Cartelli discusses “ˆThe Speaking Silence of Citizens in Shakespeare’s Richard III”. Cartelli is Professor of English and Film Studies at Muhlenberg College. This talk was included in the session titled, “Citizen Skepticism and Political Agency”.

Chris Fitter discusses “‘As full of grief as age’: Geriatric Poverty, the Poor Law, and King Lear”. Fitter is Professor of English at Rutgers University, Camden. This talk was included in the session titled, “Shakespeare and Tudor Institutional Change”.