by CCash | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Just like Shakespeare, our work is powered by the support of our patrons. If you enjoy our show and the history we bring to you each week, please consider supporting us on Patreon. On June 2, 1609, a ship named the Sea Venture set sail for Jamestown, Virginia. On the...
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 | Oct 26, 2019 | Blog, DIY History
IMAGE: Portrait of Pocahontas, wearing a tall hat, and seen at half-length. Around the oval lettering reads: “MATOAKA AĽS REBECCA FILIA POTENTISS: PRINC: POWHATANI IMP: VIRGINIÆ”. Below oval “Ætatis suæ 21. Ao / 1616.” Below: “Matoaks aľs...
by CCash | Oct 19, 2019 | Blog, DIY History
IMAGE:Based on John Smith's 1614 voyage along the New England coast, this is the first printed map devoted specifically to this region. It is also the first to use the name “New England”for an area that had up until this time been called “North Virginia.”Smith, who is...
