by CCash | Oct 6, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
with James Cook Linlithgow Palace, set between Edinburgh and Stirling, was one of the great royal residences of the Scottish crown. It was the birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots and a favored court for the Stuart monarchs long before the Union of the Crowns in 1603....
by CCash | Sep 29, 2025 | Podcast Episodes
with Chloe Houston and Mark Hutchings “What, think You we are Turks or infidels?”— Richard III Act III, Scene iv When Shakespeare wrote Othello, he cast the Ottoman Empire as a looming threat—an enemy powerful enough to demand England’s attention. Yet...
by CCash | Sep 22, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
with Rebecca Earle “Let the sky rain potatoes; let it thunder to the tune of Green Sleeves, hail kissing-comfits and snow eringoes; letthere come a tempest of provocation, I will shelter me here.”— Merry Wives of Windsor (V.5) In Shakespeare’s Merry Wives...
by CCash | Sep 15, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
with Sean Munger What did people in Shakespeare’s England think about the Holy Grail? Was it a sacred relic, a political symbol, or simply a fantastical legend? This week, we’re joined by historian and author Sean Munger to explore how the Grail myth evolved during...
by CCash | Sep 8, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
This week, we explore the legacy of Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway, through the only epitaph in the Shakespeare family plot that’s written in Latin and engraved on brass. Our guest, Katherine Scheil, walks us through the historical significance of Anne’s burial...
by CCash | Sep 1, 2025 | Alls Well That Ends Well, Blog, Podcast Episodes
with John Kuhn Faith there’s a dozen of ’em, with delicate fine hats and most courteous feathers, which bow the head and nod at every man. – Alls Well That Ends Well (IV.5) Shakespeare’s plays often referenced fashion and feathers, including one...
