Veterinarian Medicine, Farriers, and Marshalcy

Veterinarian Medicine, Farriers, and Marshalcy

Shakespeare’s plays mention horses over 300 times across his works, reflecting the huge place in the every day lives of people that this animal occupied. For something that was so essential for travel and for work, it makes sense that a horse owner would want to make...
Ep 159: Dog Breeds of Elizabethan England

Ep 159: Dog Breeds of Elizabethan England

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Ep 72: Ian de Jong on Treasonous Theater

Ep 72: Ian de Jong on Treasonous Theater

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Did Shakespeare Have a Dog?

Did Shakespeare Have a Dog?

William Shakespeare mentions the word “dog” or “dogs” several hundred times in his works collectively. Shakespeare was the first writer to use the noun “Watchdog” (in the Tempest) and he is credited with coining the phrase “a dog will have his day” which is featured...