by CCash | May 26, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
In Merry Wives of Windsor, Falstaff says “the appetite of her eye did seem to scorch me up like a burning-glass!” Burning glasses were a specific kind of lens, that allowed you to harness the sun’s rays to create fire. They were a predecessor on the road to later...
by CCash | May 26, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes
These are the detailed history notes that coordinate with Ep 371 of That Shakespeare Life. Here you will find museum artifacts, woodcuts, illustrations, paintings, and primary documents related to the lenses prescribed in Shakespeare’s lifetime, and the people...
by CCash | Jul 29, 2024 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
In the late 16th to early 17th century, a medical movement saw a meteoric rise in popularity known as Paracelsianism. Based on the writings of a physician who had died in 1541, the movement developed quite a cult following, with many claiming Paracelsus was able to...
by CCash | Jan 15, 2024 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Access over 150 additional episodes in our back catalog on Patreon! Join today at http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelife “Pregnant” is a word Shakespeare uses in his plays, but it always appears in connection with ideas, grief, or even trauma, but never as a word...
by CCash | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
In her latest book, Mortal Monarchs: 1000 Years of Royal Deaths Suzie Edge writes about the deaths of several of England’s monarchs who died in grotesque, weird, or elaborate ways. A former medical doctor now turned history, Suzie takes an in depth look at the science...
