by CCash | Sep 7, 2026 | Blog, Castle of Shakespeare Episodes, Podcast Episodes
Immortalized as Elsinore in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Kronborg Castle is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe. A real castle, and historical stronghold that sits in the town of Helsingør, Denmark. Kronborg is...
by CCash | Aug 31, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Shakespeare’s plays and poems are filled with birds—from familiar crows, swans, and sparrows to species that would have seemed rare, exotic, or unusual in Renaissance England. But these birds are more than decorative details. They carry symbolism, reflect the natural...
by CCash | Aug 24, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Shakespeare mentions cats over 30 times in his plays, including to talk about a gib cat, a musk-cat, cats chasing mice and even making perfume. It’s obvious that cats were present for Shakespeare’s lifetime, but what do these references in the...
by CCash | Aug 17, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Shakespeare mentions “housewife” in his works 14 times, including to identify both a “good housewife” as well as a “false housewife.” These descriptions appear alongside one accusation that a woman was being someone’s “franklin’s housewife.” As an essential part...
by CCash | Aug 10, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
With it estimated that travel from Stratford Upon Avon to London might take days or even weeks depending on the weather and mode of transportation, it’s only logical to think that Shakespeare must have had a place to stay when he was in London for...
by CCash | Aug 3, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
“Close your eyes and imagine yourself in the sixteenth-century English countryside. Sounds of ploughs rattle in distant fields, and the delightful squeals of children at play fill the air. It is quiet, you think, quieter than you are used...
