by CCash | May 5, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes
Below is a rough outline of our conversation with images and history bonus content interspersed. The replies to the questions are a rough transcript of Laurie’s responses. There is more content in the episode itself than what’s represented here, and anyone...
by CCash | Apr 21, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes
The Greeks are credited with the origin of the idea of a birthday celebration, as they were known to celebrate the birthdays of their gods. Romans followed suit, and expanded the tradition to include non-religious celebrations as well. Title page of the 1498 edition...
by CCash | Apr 14, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes, Uncategorized
About Hall’s Croft Hall’s Croft goes back a little ways, it has some documentary evidence sparsely. It’s been built onto and other things that make it hard to source, but we do know John and Susanna Shakespeare moved there around 1613, living there only 3 years,...
by CCash | Apr 7, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes
Roads They talk about “pavement” but what they meant was gravel. Major roads, like Cheapside or Broadstreet would be gravel, but most of the roads were just mud. Famously the Strand, was mud right through the 16th century. You have to watch your footing. After the...
by CCash | Mar 31, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes, Uncategorized
Sides of Different Dice in the 16th Century Historic Dice Games feature dice that look predominantly like the dice we have today. The most common shape of die in Shakespeare’s lifetime was exactly the kind of dice we have today, the exception being they...
by CCash | Mar 24, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes, Macbeth
The real King Macbeth was nicknamed the Red King and reigned in Scotland from 1040 to 1057. He ruled during a time of Scottish history known as the Kingdom of Alba. Political centres in Scotland in the early Middle Ages | Author: Angus McLellan, source: Modified by me...
