List of Shakespearean settings

*'''[[Temple of Artemis|Diana's Temple at Ephesus]]''' is the scene of the climax of ''[[Pericles, Prince of Tyre|Pericles]]'', the reconciliation of Pericles and Thaisa.<ref>''Pericles'' 5.1.227.</ref><!-- "My temple stands in Ephesus. Hie thee hither and do upon mine altar sacrifice" -->{{sfn|Gossett|2004|p=396n}}

*'''[[Temple of Artemis|Diana's Temple at Ephesus]]''' is the scene of the climax of ''[[Pericles, Prince of Tyre|Pericles]]'', the reconciliation of Pericles and Thaisa.<ref>''Pericles'' 5.1.227.</ref><!-- "My temple stands in Ephesus. Hie thee hither and do upon mine altar sacrifice" -->{{sfn|Gossett|2004|p=396n}}

*'''[[Dunsinane Hill]]''' in [[Scotland]] is fortified by Macbeth, and is the site of his final battle and death, in ''[[Macbeth]]''.<ref>''Macbeth'' 5.2.11-12.</ref><!-- "What does the Tyrant?" "Great Dunsinane he strongly fortifies." -->{{sfn|Muir|1984|pp= 137, 144, 151}}

*'''[[Dunsinane Hill]]''' in [[Scotland]] is fortified by Macbeth, and is the site of his final battle and death, in ''[[Macbeth]]''.<ref>''Macbeth'' 5.2.11-12.</ref><!-- "What does the Tyrant?" "Great Dunsinane he strongly fortifies." -->{{sfn|Muir|1984|pp= 137, 144, 151}}

*'''Ely House''' in [[Holborn]], London, [[England]], is the setting of John of Gaunt's "This sceptred isle" speech, and his death, in [[Richard II (play)|Richard II]].

*'''English Court'''. Many scenes in the English [[Shakespearean history|history plays]] are set at the English court, without the king's palace being named. The main seats of the court in Shakespeare's time ([[Palace of Placentia|Greenwich]], [[Hampton Court Palace|Hampton Court]] and [[Palace of Whitehall|Whitehall]]) had not been built at the time of the [[Wars of the Roses]], so in most cases the court, historically, would have met at the [[Tower of London]], although [[Richmond Palace|Richmond]] was favoured by [[Richard II of England|Richard II]], and [[Windsor Castle|Windsor]] was a day's journey from London.{{sfn|Whitfield|2015|p= 151}}{{efn|Scenes which are not otherwise listed on this page, because they happen at the English court without Shakespeare's text specifying its location, include:<br>'''King John:''' Act 1 scene 1, act 4 scene 2 and act 5 scene 1;{{sfn|Honigmann|1954|pp= 3SD, 96SD, 119SD}}<br>'''Richard II:''' Act 1 scenes 1 & 4, act 2 scene 2, act 4 scene 1, and act 5 scenes 3, 4 & 6;{{sfn|Ure|1961|pp= 3SD, 3n-4n, 39SD, 69SD, 124SD, 124n-125n, 159SD, 167SD, 177SD}}{{sfn|Forker|2002|pp= 179n, 274n, 372n, 442n-443n, 476n}} }}

*'''English Court'''. Many scenes in the English [[Shakespearean history|history plays]] are set at the English court, without the king's palace being named. The main seats of the court in Shakespeare's time ([[Palace of Placentia|Greenwich]], [[Hampton Court Palace|Hampton Court]] and [[Palace of Whitehall|Whitehall]]) had not been built at the time of the [[Wars of the Roses]], so in most cases the court, historically, would have met at the [[Tower of London]], although [[Richmond Palace|Richmond]] was favoured by [[Richard II of England|Richard II]], and [[Windsor Castle|Windsor]] was a day's journey from London.{{sfn|Whitfield|2015|p= 151}}{{efn|Scenes which are not otherwise listed on this page, because they happen at the English court without Shakespeare's text specifying its location, include:<br>'''King John:''' Act 1 scene 1, act 4 scene 2 and act 5 scene 1;{{sfn|Honigmann|1954|pp= 3SD, 96SD, 119SD}}<br>'''Richard II:''' Act 1 scenes 1 & 4, act 2 scene 2, act 4 scene 1, and act 5 scenes 3, 4 & 6;{{sfn|Ure|1961|pp= 3SD, 3n-4n, 39SD, 69SD, 124SD, 124n-125n, 159SD, 167SD, 177SD}}{{sfn|Forker|2002|pp= 179n, 274n, 372n, 442n-443n, 476n}} }}

*'''[[Flint Castle]]''' in [[Wales]] is the setting of Richard's surrender to Bolingbroke in ''[[Richard II]]''.<ref>''Richard II'' 3.2.205.</ref><!-- "Go to Flint castle. There I'll pine away." -->{{sfn|Berry|2016|p=36}}{{sfn|Forker|2002|p=336n}}

*'''[[Flint Castle]]''' in [[Wales]] is the setting of Richard's surrender to Bolingbroke in ''[[Richard II]]''.<ref>''Richard II'' 3.2.205.</ref><!-- "Go to Flint castle. There I'll pine away." -->{{sfn|Berry|2016|p=36}}{{sfn|Forker|2002|p=336n}}