by CCash | Jul 20, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Hamlet wagers 6 Barbary horses against 6 French swords. Falstaff talks about fighting with a Barbary hen. Bassanio in Merchant of Venice talks about travelling merchants going to foreign lands including “Tripolis, Mexico and England, Lisbon, Barbary, and India” There...
by CCash | Jul 13, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
In Stratford Upon Avon, where William Shakespeare was born, there is a house that was built in 1530, while King Henry VIII was ruling England. This house was there when Shakespeare was living in the town, and the owners have direct connections to Shakespeare himself....
by CCash | Jul 6, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Elaborate theatrical performances in Shakespeare’s lifetime presented before the reigning monarch were known as court masques. These intricate and complex stories were presented in grand fashion, sparing no expense on costumes, props, and special effects. The...
by CCash | Jun 29, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
In Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Puck has a line that says “And now they never meet in grove or green, By fountain clear, or spangled starlight sheen…” In Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio uses this term again saying, “What stars do spangle heaven...
by CCash | Jun 22, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Christopher Marlowe is one of the most fascinating—and mysterious—figures of Shakespeare’s lifetime. A university-educated playwright at a time when that alone set him apart, Marlowe rose quickly through London’s theater world, dazzling audiences with bold language,...
by CCash | Jun 15, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
In Shakespeare’s England, the middle of summer was a time of celebration. While the summer season begins at May Day, the longest day of the year, from June 23 into the 24th, was celebrated as the holiday of Midsummer, and Christianized as St. John’s Eve and St. John’s...
