by CCash | Jul 27, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
In Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, there’s a lively scene set in Eastcheap, inside the bustling Boar’s Head Tavern, where the roguish Sir John Falstaff trades wit and wine with the young Prince Hal—England’s future Henry V. To Shakespeare’s audience, this wasn’t some...
by CCash | Apr 20, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
In Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1, Hotspur delivers a chilling threat against King Richard: “I’ll have a starling shall be taught to speak Nothing but ‘Mortimer,’ and give it him To keep his anger still in motion.” It’s a line rooted...
