by CCash | Jan 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
From the Episode: Here’s the Chaucer quote from the Wife of Bath’s tale. The quote is taken from F. N. Robinson, ed.,The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd ed. (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1988), 256. “My felawe mordred is this same nyght, And in this carte he lith...
by CCash | Jan 27, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Shakespeare uses the phrase, “Hue and cry” twice in his plays. Once in Henry IV Part 1and again in Merry Wives of Windsor. In the Middle Ages, this phrase represented a civilian peacekeeping effort that remained officially on the books in England until the 19th...
by CCash | Jan 13, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes
Golf in England The oldest known golf courses originated in Scotland. They are first mentioned in 1457 and in England, it catches on more slowly, never enjoying the kind of popularity it has today during Shakespeare’s lifetime. First mention [of golf] in England...
by CCash | Jan 13, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Golf isn’t mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays, but it was a game that was in existence for the 16-17th century. There are some major moments for golf history overlapping with the life of William Shakespeare. For example, it was England’s King James I, patron...
by CCash | Dec 30, 2024 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
When the weather was cold in England, it could get frigidly cold, even causing the rivers and lakes to freeze over. In Elizabethan England, you may be surprised to learn that ice sports, such as skating, even hockey, were practiced on the ice in wintertime. To share...
