Audience behaviour in Shakespeare’s London
An essay about theatregoing experiences in London around 1600 (Andrew Gurr)

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1737 Canting Dictionary
transcription (in XML format) of N. Bailey’s Universal Etymological English Dictionary (Liam Quin)

Early modern food, drink and drugs
A list of useful resources (EMR)

Early modern holiday calendar for England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
(Kristen McDermott)

The Edible Monument: the art of food for festivals
Site from an exhibition on the ornate edible architecture and sculptures that were often created for early modern celebrations; includes images of the objects in the exhibition, and some further additional information, as well as a bibliography and web resources (Getty Research Institute)

Joe Miller’s Jests
digital edition of an eighteenth-century jokebook (Kevin Shay)

Shakespeare’s folklore and the English holiday cycle
(Kristen McDermott)

The Festive Renaissance
Webpage based on an exhibition of early modern ceremonies, festivities and processions in early illustrated books (Folger Institute)

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