by CCash | Jan 12, 2026 | Blog, Macbeth, Podcast Episodes
with Laurie Johnson and Anne Maree Wicks When Shakespeare called the sisters in Macbeth “weird,” he did not mean what we mean by the word today. In early modern England, “weird” carried deep associations with fate, prophecy, and supernatural power—ideas rooted in...
by CCash | Oct 27, 2025 | Blog, Castle of Shakespeare Episodes, Macbeth, Podcast Episodes
with Ingrid Thomson When Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, he opened with a powerful line: “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis.” But what did “Thane of Glamis” mean to his audience? Was Glamis Castle simply a dramatic choice, or a recognizable symbol of royal...
by CCash | Oct 20, 2025 | Blog, Macbeth, Podcast Episodes
with Owen Davies and Ceri Houlbrooke “This week, we’re dipping into the strange, the enchanted, and the eerily familiar with a sampling of the rich world of 16th-century folklore during Shakespeare’s lifetime. From medieval hares and charmed pilgrim tokens to tales of...
by CCash | Jun 2, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes, Macbeth
Note from Cassidy: After writing this article (and putting together this episode) I discovered that we had only covered 14 of the over 20 castles I was able to find in Shakespeare’s plays. I will share with you a complete list here along with my apologies that...
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...
by CCash | Nov 4, 2024 | Blog, Macbeth, Podcast Episodes
Tomorrow night, November 5, is when many in England will celebrate an occasion known as Bonfire Night. They celebrate this day to mark the moment King James I was saved from the Gunpowder Plot (along with many in his government) when Guy Fawkes was thwarted in his...
