Did Shakespeare Deal with Pirates? [New on YouTube]

by CCash | Sep 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

1684 sketch by Jan Luyken | Captain Lambert with six ships carrying prisoners and sent to Algiers. 125 pirates are thrown, per two prisoners tied back to back, into the sea before Algiers. | Amsterdams Historisch Museum. A41724 | Public Domain | Source When it comes...

Ep 84: Alden Vaughan on Squanto, Jamestown, and Shakespeare’s England

by CCash | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog, Podcast Episodes

One of the ways we fund the podcast is through affiliate links. If you purchase these items through our links, we make a commission. This, and all the posts here on our website, may contain such affiliate links.  Welcome to Episode #84 of That Shakespeare Life, the...

Did Shakespeare Know About Jamestown?

by CCash | Nov 16, 2019 | Blog, Did Shakespeare

One exciting part of Shakespeare’s life was the almost constant focus on exploration to the New World which saw both Elizabeth I, and later James I of England, send companies of explorers across the ocean to try and settle in what was known as Virginia. Named after...

Did Shakespeare Know About Virginia Dare?

by CCash | Nov 9, 2019 | Blog, Did Shakespeare

Obviously, we cannot know for certain what Shakespeare did or didn't know, but we can surmise from great evidence. In this case, there is a consensus among historians that yes, Shakespeare–and indeed everyone in England—knew about Virginia Dare. Virginia...

Did Shakespeare Know John Smith?

by CCash | Oct 19, 2019 | Blog, Did Shakespeare

IMAGE:Based on John Smith's 1614 voyage along the New England coast, this is the first printed map devoted specifically to this region. It is also the first to use the name “New England”for an area that had up until this time been called “North Virginia.”Smith, who is...