Did Shakespeare Use A Toothbrush?

by CCash | Jan 25, 2020 | Blog, Did Shakespeare

Toothbrush c. 1795, supposedly used by Napoleon Bonaparte. This toothbrush with a silver gilt handle was made for Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) of France. The Chinese are credited with inventing the use of toothbrushes and toothpastes, although the ancient...

Did Shakespeare Use A Clothing Iron?

by CCash | Jan 18, 2020 | Blog, Did Shakespeare

Venezia, piatto con nervature, soffiato a mezza stampatura e decorato a smalti e foglia d'oro graffita, in cristallo, 1490-1525 ca. Murano Glass Museum. Uploaded by aritist Sailko August 2018. Source When you look up “Clothing Irons” the first electric one was made in...

Ep 80: James Alsop and Elizabeth I’s Living Death

by CCash | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog, 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 #80 of That Shakespeare Life, the...

Did Shakespeare Use a Gauntlet?

by CCash | Sep 28, 2019 | Blog, Did Shakespeare

IMAGE: Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel; Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester; Thomas de Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham; Henry, Earl of Derby (later Henry IV); and Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick, demand Richard II to let them prove by arms the...

Episode 60: Brigitte Webster and the Tudor Knot Garden

by CCash | Jun 10, 2019 | Blog, Podcast Episodes

Welcome to Episode #60 of That Shakespeare Life, the podcast that takes you behind the curtain and into the life of William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare uses Tudor Knot Gardens in his plays, most notably in Love’s Labour’s Lost, but also with a mention in Richard...