by CCash | Nov 17, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
with John Wyatt Greenlee When we imagine Elizabethan dining tables, we might picture roast meats, trenchers of bread, or tankards of ale.But lurking beneath the surface of rivers, marketplaces, and even the economy itself was a creature so valuable that it could pay...
by CCash | Mar 31, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes, Uncategorized
Sides of Different Dice in the 16th Century Historic Dice Games feature dice that look predominantly like the dice we have today. The most common shape of die in Shakespeare’s lifetime was exactly the kind of dice we have today, the exception being they...
by CCash | Mar 31, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
On previous episodes of That Shakespeare Life, we have talked about the numerous early modern card games that show up in Shakespeare’s plays, and even that Ferdinand and Miranda are playing the game of Chess in the Tempest. What you may be surprised to learn is that...
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 | 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...
