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"...disgraces have of late knocked too often at my door." Parolles may have been complaining in this quote from Alls Wel...
01/18/2025

"...disgraces have of late knocked too often at my door." Parolles may have been complaining in this quote from Alls Well That Ends Well, but it offers the question of how did someone knock on the door in the 16-17thC? To find out, we asked Dr. James Campbell, architectural historian. Here's what he had to say. https://buff.ly/3WtecEL

In France, there was a game in this time period (17thC) called “Jeu de paume” which roughly translates to “game of the p...
01/16/2025

In France, there was a game in this time period (17thC) called “Jeu de paume” which roughly translates to “game of the palm” and is more similar to tennis than golf. It’s possible The Ambassador (who uses the phrase, "willingly plays to the palm" in this letter) is either talking about Jeu de paume here (instead of golf) or that the Prince was playing multiple games, which included “L’Ecoffe” (golf) and Jeu de paume, as an additional game. I have seen golf historians with more experience in this area than me (including Blackheath golf club which dates itself back to 1608), refer to this ambassador's letter as definitive evidence golf was being played in England by 1606. https://buff.ly/4eNq0rK

01/15/2025

It's time for and this week, we're looking at "Packthread" from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Here's what it means, and how you can use it in your every day vocabulary. https://buff.ly/418Kacz

This scene in the margins of a late 13th-century manuscript depicts a game with clubs and a ball, possibly the game of k...
01/14/2025

This scene in the margins of a late 13th-century manuscript depicts a game with clubs and a ball, possibly the game of kolf referred to by Jacob van Maerlant. It is considered to be the earliest known depiction of a golf-like game. (Bruges Public Library, Ms. 251 f. 149r) https://buff.ly/4eNq0rK

One of the things said to have come to England w the arrival of King James was the sport of Golf. Our guest, Connor Lewi...
01/13/2025

One of the things said to have come to England w the arrival of King James was the sport of Golf. Our guest, Connor Lewis of the Society of Golf Historians, shares the history of the game, of golf clubs and how golf balls were made in the 16thC.https://buff.ly/4eNq0rK

Sounds like alarum and parley are used by Shakespeare to indicate large battle scenes on stage. Find out how this works ...
01/12/2025

Sounds like alarum and parley are used by Shakespeare to indicate large battle scenes on stage. Find out how this works and what the sounds indicate with our guest, Christian Dahl. https://buff.ly/4hZ7f7A

All done! I even added people ;) is where Richard II is thought to have died. More at https://www.cassidycash.com/ep11...
01/10/2025

All done! I even added people ;) is where Richard II is thought to have died. More at https://www.cassidycash.com/ep116/ Framed prints + a history guide available in my shop next week. Patrons will get the guide and a digital print. Stay tuned for those. 😄👩‍🎨🎨

Epiphany has many regional variations for how it is celebrated...the main, uniquely English version, of celebrating this...
01/10/2025

Epiphany has many regional variations for how it is celebrated...the main, uniquely English version, of celebrating this holiday was...taking [a] wassail cup out to an orchard and blessing the apple trees with it. The first ever evidence of that happening is from 1585, right in the middle of the Elizabethan period, and [there's] no evidence of that happening outside of England. https://buff.ly/3UXPnQr

Despite Epiphany celebrating the 3 Magi bringing gifts to Jesus, Epiphany was not a gift giving holiday for Shakespeare'...
01/09/2025

Despite Epiphany celebrating the 3 Magi bringing gifts to Jesus, Epiphany was not a gift giving holiday for Shakespeare's lifetime. Instead, New Year's Day was the day when gifts were exchanged. https://buff.ly/3UXPnQr

Shakespeare's play, Two Noble Kinsmen, a character named "the Wooer" talks about a group of ladies bedecked in daffadill...
01/09/2025

Shakespeare's play, Two Noble Kinsmen, a character named "the Wooer" talks about a group of ladies bedecked in daffadillies. Find out what this word means (as well as a bonus word this week!) on | https://buff.ly/3ZjcLe6

NEW EPISODE: Today is Epiphany! The official last day of Christmas. Find out what this holiday is about, and how it was ...
01/06/2025

NEW EPISODE: Today is Epiphany! The official last day of Christmas. Find out what this holiday is about, and how it was celebrated in Shakespeare's lifetime with our guest,
http://www.cassidycash.com/ep351

With medical manuals demonstrating there was some, confusion, let's say, about the distinction between the bodies of men...
01/05/2025

With medical manuals demonstrating there was some, confusion, let's say, about the distinction between the bodies of men and women, it begs the question of whether 16-17thC women were ever treated for menopause. Let's find out with our guest, Rosalyn Sklar. https://buff.ly/4g3G2ip

In addition to skates, sledding was a popular way to have fun on the ice, with people pushing each other in purpose buil...
01/03/2025

In addition to skates, sledding was a popular way to have fun on the ice, with people pushing each other in purpose built sleds, as well as anything that would slide. Not just for fun, though, horse drawn sleighs were taken across the ice for transportation. See images of these sleighs in the detailed show notes for patrons this week. https://buff.ly/3CqozC8

When the rivers and lakes froze over, it offered an opportunity for the towns and villages to gather together and play g...
01/02/2025

When the rivers and lakes froze over, it offered an opportunity for the towns and villages to gather together and play games, including a precursor to golf, called "colf" you can see people playing here (with the clubs on the ice). IMG: Winter scene with ice, by Hendrick Avercamp (1585–1634) https://buff.ly/3CqozC8

It's time for and this week, we're looking at "Apatheton" which is as hard to say as it is to recognize if you're seei...
01/01/2025

It's time for and this week, we're looking at "Apatheton" which is as hard to say as it is to recognize if you're seeing for the first time. Here's what it means, and how you can use it in a sentence. https://buff.ly/3ZgSky6

As we get started in a new year, I wanted to take a second and look back at all we accomplished in 2024. Thank you so mu...
01/01/2025

As we get started in a new year, I wanted to take a second and look back at all we accomplished in 2024. Thank you so much for being the best part of our show & the heart of the decisions we make: Our listeners. I am so excited to start a brand new year of Shakespeare history with you! Happy New Year!

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Packthread Ww YouTube.mp4

It's time for #WeirdWordWednesday and this week, we're looking at "Packthread" from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Here's what it means, and how you can use it in your every day vocabulary. https://buff.ly/418Kacz

I had someone ask me about how many listeners we had and in which countries and I hadn’t checked in a while so I looked—and y’all. 😮 #ThatShakespeareLife website averages 5,000 visitors a month. That’s 60,000 people who have explored Shakespeare history with me this year. That’s incredible. Thank you SO MUCH for listening and sharing your love for history and Shakespeare with me. I'm gearing up for a Shakespeare filled 2025, and I'm just tickled pink to have this great community to share it with. #MoreComingSoon

Do you know what "Presaging" means from Shakespeare's Edward III, or why Edward seems happy about it? Learn what it means, right now on #WeirdWordWednesday If you think we should continue #WeirdWordWednesday in 2025, write me a comment below to vote "Yay" or "Nay" for keeping this series around in the new year.

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
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

YouTube Plea.mp4
YouTube Plea.mp4

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
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
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
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.

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