Books by Elizabeth Howe

This book describes how and why women were permitted to act on the public stage after 1660 in England, and the consequences of their arrival for the drama of the period. Elizabeth Howe opens up this fascinating subject to non-specialists.

Excavations at the site of Baltic House uncovered evidence of occupation dating from Roman times onward. The earliest excavated feature was a Roman barrel-lined well dated AD 50-80 and containing the skulls of a horse and bull - perhaps a sacrificial offering.