Absolutely brilliant book. Excellent exploration of the importance of political developments in the works of Shakespeare. As hugely readable and well researched as I would expect from The Arden Shakespeare. One for teachers, undergraduates and generally interested people.
Hadfield's take on Shakespeare and Renaissance Politics is a useful companion to Shakespeare especially if one is interested in Shakespeare's political motivation. The tone of this particular book is a less complicated than that of his 2005 Shakespeare and Republicanism.