The Dice Game Hazard (DIY History)

The Dice Game Hazard (DIY History)

That Shakespeare Life and DIY History are supported by patrons who join our community on Patreon. This website contains affiliate links. How to Play Shakespearean Dice Game Hazard Hazard is a game played with two dice. It is very similar to craps, which is popular...
Musk Sugar 16th Century Recipe

Musk Sugar 16th Century Recipe

Support the show and get access to special bonus content on Patreon. This website contain affiliate links. Musk Sugar appears in a recipe from the mid 1550s by Sir Hugh Plat where he tells you how to make a scented sugar for cooking. This recipe comes from his book...

Ep 152: Basic History Guide

Download the basic history guide that coordinates with Ep 152 of That Shakespeare Life. See archival images, illustrations, paintings, maps, and quotes that walk you through Public Executions during Shakespeare’s lifetime. This guide is designed to accompany the...

Up Next: Bryan Crockett, Elizabethan Shorthand

Did you know that many of the plays we have today that survive from the 16th century by William Shakespeare are thought to have been made possible by the work of fast writing, slick listening, audience pirates? Using a system of shorthand known today as Charactery by...