a self-guided independent study project,
with the objective of becoming an expert in the subjects of Shakespearean drama, early modern English history and literature, and the history of the city of London
I have neither the time, money, energy, nor frankly the promise of any kind of ROI on entering in a PhD. Yet, learning, reading, studying, felt like all that was keeping me sane inside a day to day that was no longer filled with literature and stories, but instead with product copy, conversations about AI, and marketing campaigns. The thing that kept me rooted, that was once baked into my day to day, was gone now, and I had to find it again.
A list of readings covering topics such as The War of the Roses, the English Renaissance, and English history, focused on women from the Plantagenets through to the last Tudor.
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