by CCash | Dec 9, 2017 | Blog, DIY History
This month at That Shakespeare Girl, we are exploring a Shakespearean Christmas. This week, we are looking at one of the most popular breakfast drinks at Christmas during Shakespeare’s time, which is Malmsey. It’s a sweet dessert wine that, turns out, is...
by CCash | Nov 24, 2017 | Blog, DIY History
William Shakespeare lived and worked at the start of what historians refer to as The Golden Age of Libraries. It was a boom of library expansion and establishment fueled by a culture which valued education and wanted to see knowledge found in manuscripts...
by CCash | Nov 17, 2017 | Blog, DIY History
This week at That Shakespeare Girl, we are taking a look at libraries in Renaissance England. Spurred forward by a debate I saw on the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship Facebook page. They were discussing Shakespeare’s authorship question (decidedly with the bias...
by CCash | Sep 22, 2017 | Blog, DIY History
Each week here at That Shakespeare Girl, I share a video on YouTube exploring one aspect of Shakespeare’s life, times, food, writing, and general lore. After each video, I post links to further research so you can keep exploring! This topic was also covered...
