The Pearl of Great Price
A short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.
The Pearl of Great Price
Apr 26 Shakespeare's Baptism and Hidden Messages
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Tim Byron
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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Was William Shakespeare sending hidden messages to Catholics, at a time when in England to be a Catholic could be equated to treason? We look at the evidence and examine the context today, on the day he was baptised in the Church of England in Stratford upon Avon.