by CCash | Feb 17, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes
Google Maps Screenshot, taken by Cassidy Cash, of the location of The Curtain theater in Shoreditch. Source At the excavation site, a section of brick walls was discovered that were determined to be the foundations of The Curtain theater. We started work on the...
by CCash | Feb 17, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
The Curtain Theatre was built in 1577 in a section of London called Shoreditch. Constructed only about 200 yards, or 600 feet, away from The Theater, which is the building James and Richard Burbage built as the first purpose built theater in London. For context, this...
by CCash | Jan 13, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes
Golf in England The oldest known golf courses originated in Scotland. They are first mentioned in 1457 and in England, it catches on more slowly, never enjoying the kind of popularity it has today during Shakespeare’s lifetime. First mention [of golf] in England...
by CCash | Jan 13, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Golf isn’t mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays, but it was a game that was in existence for the 16-17th century. There are some major moments for golf history overlapping with the life of William Shakespeare. For example, it was England’s King James I, patron...
by CCash | Nov 4, 2024 | Blog, Macbeth, Podcast Episodes
Tomorrow night, November 5, is when many in England will celebrate an occasion known as Bonfire Night. They celebrate this day to mark the moment King James I was saved from the Gunpowder Plot (along with many in his government) when Guy Fawkes was thwarted in his...
