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11/09/2024

Did you know that the King James Bible was only one English translation of the Bible that was printed in Shakespeare's lifetime? Learn about how many versions were available, which was the first legal edition, and which was most popular for Shakespeare's lifetime, right now on YouTube. https://buff.ly/4hADWrO

11/08/2024

Lantern thought to be Guy Fawke’s lantern used in the Gunpowder Plot. Kept at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford | Photo is from 1904 by Philip Sydney | More at https://buff.ly/4bR99Tm

11/07/2024

Torture had to be authorized directly by the King. James I declared that "gentler" methods should be tried first, but then ordered whatever means necessary. Guy Fawkes compared signatures before/after torture suggest significant damage was done. https://buff.ly/4bR99Tm

11/06/2024

Patrons get access to detailed show notes that include visual history that coordinates with our show--things like primary documents, museum artifacts, portraits, illustrations, and more. Use the "Become a patron" button to access all the bonus history for this week. https://buff.ly/4bR99Tm

11/06/2024

Its time for and this week, we're looking at "knotty-pated," an insult flung by Hal at Falstaff. Find out why it is particularly savage, in this episode. Subscribe on YouTube for more history. https://youtu.be/gGRrOPfpNHM

11/05/2024

I’m in line to vote. I’ve been here an hour, polling places telling us I have two more hours to get to the front. Any burning Shakespeare history or podcasting things you’d like to talk about since I’m standing here?.

Let’s kick off my first Ask Me Anything.

11/04/2024

Working from the dining room today, scheduling new episodes coming your way. It’s the flowers for me. It’s so cheerful. 🌸

11/04/2024

NEW EPISODE: Tomorrow is Bonfire Night, celebrated to mark the anniversary of the thwarted Gunpowder Plot. From the discovery to the investigations, explore the history with our guest, James Travers. https://buff.ly/4bR99Tm

11/02/2024

Walking around at night was considered an illegal activity in Shakespeare's England, with people hired to investigate and even arrest anyone found outside after curfew. So why are Falstaff and Bardolph joking about, and even happy about, going around at night from tavern to tavern? Find out from MatthewBeaumont, author of the book on Night Walking, right now on https://buff.ly/3ActlTe

11/01/2024

This is the record of Anges Sampson confessing to trying to kill the King by putting a charm in the sea and stirring up a storm. She confesses to tying the body parts of a dead man to a cat and throwing it into the sea at The Forth to change the winds on the North Sea, where James was sailing. Published in "News From Scotland" 1591 | https://buff.ly/3z9szFJ

10/31/2024

"Double Double Toil and Trouble, Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble!" I hope you and yours have a fun and festive Halloween today. And maybe a little Shakespeare to go with it ;)

10/31/2024

In the publication “The Witch Cult of Western -Europe” Margaret Alice Murray compiles an appendix that lists known witch covens throughout the mid 15th to late 17th centuries, including the one that Ales Manfield was a part of in 1582 in Essex St. Osyth | https://buff.ly/3z9szFJ

10/30/2024

Want to see links to the original documents of court trails for witches in Shakespeare's lifetime? Or maybe some portraits of the people who kept record of the trials? All this and more history is available inside the detailed show notes for patrons. Use the Patreon button to expand all the extras. https://buff.ly/3z9szFJ

10/30/2024

It's time for and this week, we're looking at "Gibbet" which gets used 6 times in Shakespeare's plays. Here's what it means (check the latest video on YouTube) https://buff.ly/46VGY4O

10/29/2024

Witch trials, when they resulted in conviction, almost always meant ex*****on for the accused. Image: Ex*****on of three witches on 4 November 1585 in Baden (Switzerland) https://buff.ly/3z9szFJ

10/28/2024

This is what was happening during the life of William Shakespeare in Moundville, Alabama.

10/28/2024

NEW EPISODE: Witches were often put on trial int he 16-17thC, but did you know some women were acquitted? Let's look at the lives of real women from Shakespeare's lifetime that were tried for being witches, and what a trial included, with our guest Marion Gibson ( ) https://buff.ly/3z9szFJ

10/26/2024

Shakespeare only has one dog character, Crab, from Two Gentlemen of Verona, but he mentions several dog breeds in his plays. We know people had dogs in Shakespeare's lifetime, but what did those dogs eat? Let's find out some history of dog food, right now on http://buff.ly/46VGY4O

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Its time for #WeirdWordWednesday and this week, we're looking at "knotty-pated," an insult flung by Hal at Falstaff. Find out why it is particularly savage, in this episode. Subscribe on YouTube for more history. https://youtu.be/gGRrOPfpNHM

Moundville 1250-1650

This is what was happening during the life of William Shakespeare in Moundville, Alabama. #ThatShakespeareLife

Here's a preview of our chat that will go live on Patreon today at 1:45pm CT. We'll be talking about what episodes are being recorded in October and how you can submit your questions to be asked live on the air! This drops live on Patreon with open comments so you can chat with me and submit your questions right there on Patreon. This is for paid Patreon members only, and you can join for just $5/month to get access to these chats and sneak peeks at the upcoming episodes every month. You can join now to get access to this month, and it's our holiday suite of shows that we are discussing, so it's an especially fun time of year to get in on the act. I'll see you there! http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelife

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Wow! Our latest YouTube episode went positively viral, last check it has over 20k (yes, 20,000) views, and in riding that wave, we are trying to get to the next milestone on YouTube (at least 3000 watch hours to connect a shop, and 4000 watch hours to be able to enable ad revenue). These would be huge for our show, so if you have time, help us capitalize on this moment and watch our show! Have it play in the background while you cook, while you work, or just leave your computer on (haha, I jest, but seriously). I would love to be able to enable ads on our channel, that would be a huge help the show overall. I will be on YouTube Wednesday and Saturdays with new content so stay tuned for more history coming your way! #ThatShakespeareLife https://buff.ly/46VGY4O

If you were walking around in Shakespeare’s England, could you expect to see rows of commercially cultivated apple orchards? Let’s find out, right now, on That Shakespeare Life. https://youtu.be/EZnHmjC3AXU

Square Gaultree Forest August282024.mov

It's time for #weirdwordwednesday here on #thatshakespearelife and we're looking at "Gaultree Forest" as used by Lord Hastings in Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 2.

Square Malt Horse Weird Word August 212024.mov

It's time for #weirdwordwednesday here on #thatshakespearelife and we're looking at "Malt-Horse," used twice by Shakespeare, both times as an insult to people.

Square John a Dreams AUgust 14 2024.mov

It's time for #weirdwordwednesday here on #thatshakespearelife and we're looking at "John a Dreams" that Shakespeare is credited with inventing in his play, Hamlet.

It's time for #weirdwordwednesday here on #thatshakespearelife and we're looking at "Gamester" as used by Anne Bullen (sic) in Shakespeare's Henry VIII.

Square Metheglin Weird Word.mov

The word "Metheglin" comes up twice in Shakespeare's plays and it is specifically associated with Wales. Find out what it means on #weirdwordwednesday with #thatshakespearelif

Square Jerkin Weird Word.mov

Shakespeare uses "jerkin" 11 times in his works, and would you believe, it is actually a type of clothing? Find out how it was worn in this week's #weirdwordwednesday on #thatshakespearelife