

Laurence Publicover
Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Bristol, contributing expertise on Shakespeare, political themes and performance.
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Mar 5, 2026 • 51min
Henry IV Part 1
Laurence Publicover, Associate Professor of English at Bristol, Lucy Munro, Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature at King’s, and Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Oxford, chat about Falstaff, Hotspur and Hal. They discuss kingship and succession, Hal’s tavern life and performance of identity, the politics of history plays, staging challenges, and the play’s enduring popularity.


