Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary (1375-1550)

Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary (1375-1550)

This book was useful to me in helping a fellow historian find the meaning of the phrase “pilles of cochee” we could find from Shakespeare’s Words, that Shakespeare had used “pilles” to mean “pills” in King Lear, but were at a...
Did Shakespeare Play Sports? King Lear and Football

Did Shakespeare Play Sports? King Lear and Football

Shakespeare wrote one of the earliest known references to the game of football. So for this week’s episode of Did Shakespeare, we ask the question: Did Shakespeare play sports? Watch the full episode here and keep scrolling to read a brief history of football in...