How to Make 16th Century Soap (Activity Kit)

History Guide (4 pages, PDF) This history guide walks you through an overview of the history of soap and soap making for Shakespeare’s lifetime. History Guide Recipes This is a printable set of Tudor soap recipes as well as a modernized version you can use to...

How to Make Iron Gall Ink (Activity Kit)

History Guide (10 pages, PDF) This printable history guide walks you through some Shakespeare history of iron gall ink including history on where the oak galls come from, quotes about ink from Shakespeare’s plays, primary documents and images related to creating...

How to Make Marchpane (Activity Kit)

History Guide (13 pages, PDF) This printable history guide walks you through some Shakespeare history of Marchpane, including where it shows up in Romeo and Juliet, some sample images of what marchpane would have looked like in the 16th century, links to primary...

How to Play Maw (Activity Kit)

Click to download parts of the activity: Video Tutorial History Guide (13 pages, PDF) This printable history guide walks you through the history of the game of Maw. This game was popular during Shakespeare’s lifetime and played by major characters like King...