by CCash | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
That Shakespeare Life is supported by listeners who sign up to be our patrons. Join our listener community today. This website contains affiliate links. From 1560 until her death in 1603, Queen Elizabeth employed a group of privateers to raid, pillage, and rob ships...
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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...
by CCash | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog, Patrons Only Back Catalog, 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...
by CCash | Nov 16, 2019 | Blog, DIY History
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...
by CCash | Nov 9, 2019 | Blog, DIY History
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...
