Coffee and Tea for Shakespeare’s Lifetime

Coffee and Tea for Shakespeare’s Lifetime

That Shakespeare Life is supported by listeners who sign up to be our patrons. Join our listener community today. This website contains affiliate links. Coffee, tea, and chocolate may be regular items in the daily lives of the English today, but for Shakespeare these...
Did Shakespeare Have Stuffed Animals?

Did Shakespeare Have Stuffed Animals?

1577 (when Shakespeare was 13) painting of lady Arabella Stuart. Unknown author, shows her holding a doll dressed in period clothing. Source When you think about the life of William Shakespeare, it is easy to think of him in his prime–as a grown man, well...
Did Shakespeare have tea?

Did Shakespeare have tea?

  There’s hardly anything we consider more quintessentially British than afternoon tea. It’s right up there with Queen Elizabeth as something unique to England. However, when it comes to William Shakespeare, the truth is that this delightful British tradition...