Hollow Crown Fans
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Fan group for BBC Shakespeare series #TheHollowCrown starring Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch. Founded #ShakespeareSunday
"For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings;
How some have been deposed; some slain in war,
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed;
Some poison'd by their wives: some sleeping kill'd;" - Richard II (A3, S2) #ShakespeareSunday
And tell sad stories of the death of kings;
How some have been deposed; some slain in war,
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed;
Some poison'd by their wives: some sleeping kill'd;" - Richard II (A3, S2) #ShakespeareSunday
November 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
"For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings;
How some have been deposed; some slain in war,
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed;
Some poison'd by their wives: some sleeping kill'd;" - Richard II (A3, S2) #ShakespeareSunday
And tell sad stories of the death of kings;
How some have been deposed; some slain in war,
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed;
Some poison'd by their wives: some sleeping kill'd;" - Richard II (A3, S2) #ShakespeareSunday
Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme - THE HOLLOW CROWN PLAYS!
👑
Series 1:
Richard II
Henry IV pt1 & 2
Henry V
🌹
Series 2:
Henry VI pt1, 2 & 3
Richard III
👑
Series 1:
Richard II
Henry IV pt1 & 2
Henry V
🌹
Series 2:
Henry VI pt1, 2 & 3
Richard III
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme - THE HOLLOW CROWN PLAYS!
👑
Series 1:
Richard II
Henry IV pt1 & 2
Henry V
🌹
Series 2:
Henry VI pt1, 2 & 3
Richard III
👑
Series 1:
Richard II
Henry IV pt1 & 2
Henry V
🌹
Series 2:
Henry VI pt1, 2 & 3
Richard III
Tomorrow's #ShakespeareSunday theme - THE HOLLOW CROWN PLAYS!
👑
Series 1:
Richard II
Henry IV pt1 & 2
Henry V
🌹
Series 2:
Henry VI pt1, 2 & 3
Richard III
👑
Series 1:
Richard II
Henry IV pt1 & 2
Henry V
🌹
Series 2:
Henry VI pt1, 2 & 3
Richard III
November 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Tomorrow's #ShakespeareSunday theme - THE HOLLOW CROWN PLAYS!
👑
Series 1:
Richard II
Henry IV pt1 & 2
Henry V
🌹
Series 2:
Henry VI pt1, 2 & 3
Richard III
👑
Series 1:
Richard II
Henry IV pt1 & 2
Henry V
🌹
Series 2:
Henry VI pt1, 2 & 3
Richard III
This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme is in celebration of #BBCShakespeare - THE HOLLOW CROWN PLAYS!
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme is in celebration of #BBCShakespeare - THE HOLLOW CROWN PLAYS!
Today we are celebrating and sharing all the fantastic Shakespeare the BBC has done over the decades! Dig out your BBC DVDs, books, magazines or just screengrab your favourite scenes to share on the #BBCShakespeare tag.
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Today we are celebrating and sharing all the fantastic Shakespeare the BBC has done over the decades! Dig out your BBC DVDs, books, magazines or just screengrab your favourite scenes to share on the #BBCShakespeare tag.
Thank you BBC for The Hollow Crown series! #BBCShakespeare #ForTheLoveOfShakespeare
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Thank you BBC for The Hollow Crown series! #BBCShakespeare #ForTheLoveOfShakespeare
Or maybe even an old tweet you'd like to save and share on bluesky with the tag!
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Or maybe even an old tweet you'd like to save and share on bluesky with the tag!
For example...
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
For example...
Drop something WHITE 🐇❄️🦴🦢
"I pluck this pale and maiden blossom here,
Giving my verdict on the white rose side." - Henry VI pt1 (A2, S4) #Shakespeare
"I pluck this pale and maiden blossom here,
Giving my verdict on the white rose side." - Henry VI pt1 (A2, S4) #Shakespeare
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Drop something WHITE 🐇❄️🦴🦢
"I pluck this pale and maiden blossom here,
Giving my verdict on the white rose side." - Henry VI pt1 (A2, S4) #Shakespeare
"I pluck this pale and maiden blossom here,
Giving my verdict on the white rose side." - Henry VI pt1 (A2, S4) #Shakespeare
You-know-who had a thing against Shakespeare, but that didn't stop us quoting Julius Caesar on a regular basis. Now he's coming for the BBC! Rallying the troops for some random hashtag fun tomorrow, who is with me?
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
You-know-who had a thing against Shakespeare, but that didn't stop us quoting Julius Caesar on a regular basis. Now he's coming for the BBC! Rallying the troops for some random hashtag fun tomorrow, who is with me?
November 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"O, blood, blood, blood!" - Othello (A3, S3) #SpookyShakespeare
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"O, blood, blood, blood!" - Othello (A3, S3) #SpookyShakespeare
Post a witch. Or three. 🧙♀️🧹
"When shall we three meet again?" - Macbeth (A1, S1) #ShakespeareSunday
‘Well I can do next Tuesday.'
~ Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett
"When shall we three meet again?" - Macbeth (A1, S1) #ShakespeareSunday
‘Well I can do next Tuesday.'
~ Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett
October 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Post a witch. Or three. 🧙♀️🧹
"When shall we three meet again?" - Macbeth (A1, S1) #ShakespeareSunday
‘Well I can do next Tuesday.'
~ Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett
"When shall we three meet again?" - Macbeth (A1, S1) #ShakespeareSunday
‘Well I can do next Tuesday.'
~ Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett
" Pretty Ophelia!" - Hamlet (A4, S5) #ShakespeareSunday
October 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
" Pretty Ophelia!" - Hamlet (A4, S5) #ShakespeareSunday
Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme will be two plays, chosen for their supernatural elements: HAMLET 💀 & MACBETH 🗡
October 26, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Today's #ShakespeareSunday theme will be two plays, chosen for their supernatural elements: HAMLET 💀 & MACBETH 🗡
This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme will be two plays, chosen for their supernatural elements: HAMLET 💀 & MACBETH 🗡
October 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme will be two plays, chosen for their supernatural elements: HAMLET 💀 & MACBETH 🗡
"Weaving spiders, come not here;" - Midsummer Night's Dream (A2, S2) #ShakespeareSunday
October 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"Weaving spiders, come not here;" - Midsummer Night's Dream (A2, S2) #ShakespeareSunday
" kindness, nobler ever than revenge," - As You Like It (A4, S3) #ShakespeareSunday
October 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
" kindness, nobler ever than revenge," - As You Like It (A4, S3) #ShakespeareSunday
"'Tis in my memory locked,
And you yourself shall keep the key of it." - Hamlet (A1, S3) #ShakespeareSunday
The Fate of Ophelia - #TaylorSwift
And you yourself shall keep the key of it." - Hamlet (A1, S3) #ShakespeareSunday
The Fate of Ophelia - #TaylorSwift
October 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"'Tis in my memory locked,
And you yourself shall keep the key of it." - Hamlet (A1, S3) #ShakespeareSunday
The Fate of Ophelia - #TaylorSwift
And you yourself shall keep the key of it." - Hamlet (A1, S3) #ShakespeareSunday
The Fate of Ophelia - #TaylorSwift
" A quiet night;" - Henry VIII (A5, S1) #ShakespeareSunday
September 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
" A quiet night;" - Henry VIII (A5, S1) #ShakespeareSunday
" Follow your spirit, and upon this charge
Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'" - Henry V (A3, S1) #ShakespeareSunday
Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'" - Henry V (A3, S1) #ShakespeareSunday
September 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
" Follow your spirit, and upon this charge
Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'" - Henry V (A3, S1) #ShakespeareSunday
Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'" - Henry V (A3, S1) #ShakespeareSunday
"Take pity of your town and of your people,
Whiles yet my soldiers are in my command;" - Henry V #ShakespeareSunday
Whiles yet my soldiers are in my command;" - Henry V #ShakespeareSunday
August 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"Take pity of your town and of your people,
Whiles yet my soldiers are in my command;" - Henry V #ShakespeareSunday
Whiles yet my soldiers are in my command;" - Henry V #ShakespeareSunday
The Times - 100 Best British TV shows of the 21st Century
The Hollow Crown is at 51! 🎉
#Shakespeare
Link:
www.thetimes.com/article/a4fa...
The Hollow Crown is at 51! 🎉
#Shakespeare
Link:
www.thetimes.com/article/a4fa...
August 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The Times - 100 Best British TV shows of the 21st Century
The Hollow Crown is at 51! 🎉
#Shakespeare
Link:
www.thetimes.com/article/a4fa...
The Hollow Crown is at 51! 🎉
#Shakespeare
Link:
www.thetimes.com/article/a4fa...
"I am in
So far in blood that sin will pluck on sin:" - Richard III (A4, S2) #ShakespeareSunday
So far in blood that sin will pluck on sin:" - Richard III (A4, S2) #ShakespeareSunday
August 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"I am in
So far in blood that sin will pluck on sin:" - Richard III (A4, S2) #ShakespeareSunday
So far in blood that sin will pluck on sin:" - Richard III (A4, S2) #ShakespeareSunday