Featuring bubbling cauldrons and blood-stained hands, the dark imagery in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth has lingered long in the popular imagination – yet, as Paul Edmondson explains, the play also features valuable insights into how kingship was viewed in the 17th century.

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Matt EltonDeputy Editor, BBC History Magazine

Matt Elton is BBC History Magazine’s Deputy Editor. He has worked at the magazine since 2012 and has more than a decade’s experience working across a range of history brands.

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