Asseline Sel, Aspirante F.R.S-FNRS, is a PhD student in the department of Germanic languages and literature at Université de Namur in Belgium. Her PhD thesis focuses on the use of the French language and the representation of French culture in Shakespeare’s Henriad, critical editions, translations, and performances over time. In this CBCB podcast, she addresses French scenes and French language spoken by English characters in Jacobean city comedies, the perception of French people in early modern London, and how this perception played into the negotiation of the boundaries of English identity. She can be contacted at [email protected].

Music: Aitua, 'Blind Fire', from the album Elements. Used with the kind permission of the artist. All rights reserved.