by CCash | Nov 30, 2020 | Activity Kits, Blog, Shakespeare Educator Resources
History of Maw the Card Game Maw was an extremely popular card game during Shakespeare’s lifetime. Popular even under Elizabeth I, the game would achieve official status under James I as the chief card game of the English court. King James himself is recorded in...
by CCash | Nov 19, 2020 | Shakespeare Educator Resources
Here are a list of related podcast and YouTube content from That Shakespeare Life that coordinates with our How to Make Quill Ink Activity Kit. Episode 26: Tiffany Stern Talks 16th Century Quill Pens and Graphite Pencils Did Shakespeare Really Use a Quill Pen? Ep 94:...
by CCash | Nov 19, 2020 | Activity Kits, Blog, Shakespeare Educator Resources
History of Quill Ink Where ink shows up in Shakespeare’s plays: “Ink and paper, Charmian.” – Cleopatra, Anthony and Cleopatra (I.5) “Get me ink and paper:” – Cleopatra, Anthony and Cleopatra (I.5) “If the skin were parchment, and the blows you gave...
by CCash | Oct 9, 2020 | Activity Kits
In the 16th century, ink was made with either carbon ink recipes of iron gall ink recipes for basic writing of letters or the average penmanship. Blue and red did exist, however, and this week, we are going to explore how to make red ink from blue ink using a...
by CCash | Oct 8, 2020 | Blog, Shakespeare Educator Resources
About this diagram: This is a printable coloring sheet outlining several parts of a knight's armor and where those terms show up in Shakespeare's plays. Download This...
by CCash | Jan 5, 2019 | Activity Kits
Wassail was a key part of celebrating Twelfth Night, which we talk about in one episode of That Shakespeare Life, where we talk with Francois Laroque. Dr. Laroque shares with us about Shakespeare’s play, Twelfth Night, as well as the real historical traditions...
