by CCash | Oct 5, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
In Stratford Upon Avon, where William Shakespeare was born, there is a house that was built in 1530, while King Henry VIII was ruling England. This house was there when Shakespeare was living in the town, and the owners have direct connections to Shakespeare himself....
by CCash | Jan 26, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
with Samantha Bilton From delectable marchpane in Romeo and Juliet, and the herbs of the Merchant of Venice to stew’d prunes of Henry IV, and carving capons in Love’s Labour’s Lost, there is a wide gambit of meals consumed in Shakespeare’s plays that span from bawdy...
by CCash | Feb 3, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes, Shakespeare Christmas
William Shakespeare never mentions the celebration of Candlemas by name in his works, but we know Shakespeare was involved in the celebration of Candlemas in 1602 from a diary entry written by a man named John Manningham, who wrote about attending a performance of...
by CCash | Feb 3, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes, Shakespeare Christmas
Candles for Candlemas February 2 marks the halfway point between the end of Winter and the Beginning of Spring. At any such turning point of the year, holidays were held, and Candlemas is one such celebration. Candlemas is a Christian celebration, marking the end of...
by CCash | Jan 6, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes, Shakespeare Christmas
January 6 is the day that many celebrate a holiday called Epiphany, the first manifestation of Jesus as the Son of God to the Gentiles, which happened through the visit of the Magi, or the Three Kings, who visited Jesus and brought him the now famous gifts of...
