Card Games That Were Popular for Shakespeare

Card Games That Were Popular for Shakespeare

Access over 150 additional episodes in our back catalog on Patreon! Join today at http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelife  It’s Shakespeare’s Birthday this week! Happy Birthday Shakespeare! To celebrate, we’re going to play some card games! From Noddy and Maw...
Laugh and Lie Down, 16th Century Card Game

Laugh and Lie Down, 16th Century Card Game

Laugh and Lie Down is a 16th century card game alluded to in Shakespeare’s Othello. If you enjoy card games and especially card games from Shakespeare’s lifetime, then this is the post for you! I’m going to show you how to play this card game...

One and Thirty Card Game Instructions

This week we are exploring a popular card game from Elizabethan England called One and Thirty. This game is very similar to BlackJack, can be played with two or more people, and is pretty easy to learn. Press play to learn how to play.   This card game dates back...

DIY History: How to Play Maw, 16th Century Card Game

You can use this tutorial to learn how to play the game of Maw. The official rules of Maw are outlined inside The Groom Porter's Laws which appear in Ancient Ballads and Broadsides published in England in the sixteenth Century… as preserved in the Library of...