Globes: Making 16th Century Maps of the World

Globes: Making 16th Century Maps of the World

It is a frequent misconception that people from Shakespeare’s lifetime believed the world was flat. In fact, the publication of the world on a spherical globe was not only well established across Europe by Shakespeare’s lifetime, but there are numerous portraits...
Ep 191: Pearls with Saoirse Laarachi DRAFT

Ep 191: Pearls with Saoirse Laarachi DRAFT

One of the ways we fund the podcast is through affiliate links. This page, and all our pages, may contain such links.  Welcome to Episode #191 of That Shakespeare Life, the podcast that takes you behind the curtain and into the life of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare...
Did Shakespeare have tea?

Did Shakespeare have tea?

  There’s hardly anything we consider more quintessentially British than afternoon tea. It’s right up there with Queen Elizabeth as something unique to England. However, when it comes to William Shakespeare, the truth is that this delightful British tradition...