The King and the Playwright: A Jacobean History: Season 1, Episode 2

1 - 2: Equivocation

It's 1606, and in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot the authorities are cracking down on Catholics. Shakespeare's Macbeth captures the anxiety and obsessions of the time, with James continuing to focus onsuccession and legitimacy, while food riots in the Midlands create the climate for the gripping tragedy of Coriolanus.