by CCash | Jun 2, 2025 | Blog, Castle of Shakespeare Episodes, Podcast Episodes
Shakespeare uses the word “castle” over 40 times in his works. He talks about sieging a castle, the power of castle walls, and even mentions specific real life castles by name including Berkley Castle and “Pomfret” castle which is another name for Pontefract Castle,...
by CCash | Jun 2, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes, Macbeth
Note from Cassidy: After writing this article (and putting together this episode) I discovered that we had only covered 14 of the over 20 castles I was able to find in Shakespeare’s plays. I will share with you a complete list here along with my apologies that...
by CCash | Jul 25, 2022 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Just like Shakespeare, our work is supported by patrons. Become a patron today. This website contains affiliate links. Welcome to Episode 223 of That Shakespeare Life, the podcast that goes behind the curtain and into the real life and history of William...
by CCash | Feb 11, 2019 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
William Shakespeare started out the son of a glove maker in a small town in England, and went on to become the greatest playwright the world has ever seen. How does one person accomplish so much? What did it take, exactly, for Shakespeare to become a genius? Was he...
