by CCash | Feb 2, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
with Carol Chillington Rutter There are many men who lived alongside William Shakespeare in turn of the 17th century England, but today’s featured contemporary is a man who served as King James’ ambassador to Venice in the 1600s. This man was named Henry...
by CCash | May 12, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes
1600-1610 copy of an original portrait done in 1559, to commemorate Elizabeth I’s coronation as Queen of England. | Queen Elizabeth I of England in her coronation robes, patterned with Tudor roses and trimmed with ermine. She wears her hair loose, as traditional...
by CCash | May 12, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Elizabeth I is perhaps the most famous Queen of England, reigning from November 1558 until her death in 1603. When you study her life, you quickly learn that she was known as “the Virgin Queen” for her staunch stance against marriage. Despite directives from her court...
by CCash | Feb 10, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
In Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona, Proteus says “Here’s too small a pasture for such store of muttons.” Proteus is speaking metaphorically here, but the phrase refers to the relationship between animals raised in a field, and then processed for...
by CCash | Oct 7, 2024 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
When Shakespeare was writing plays in the 16th to early 17th century, he was participating in an industry that was both established, as well as rapidly evolving. Shakespeare himself ushered in innovation for the theater industry, while the bard, along with his...
