by CCash | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Access over 150 additional episodes in our back catalog on Patreon! Join today at http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelife William Shakespeare’s father, John Shakespeare, spent a great deal of time in trouble with the government over his illegal sale of wool....
by CCash | Oct 9, 2023 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Haunted Lover’s Ballads for Shakespeare’s lifetime were a special kind of folk song where the ghosts of dead lovers would come back to haunt their unfaithful partners as a warning to future potentially unfaithful lovers. Ghosts and spiritual manifestations...
by CCash | Jun 19, 2023 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Access over 150 additional episodes in our back catalog on Patreon! Join today at http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelifeDuring his lifetime, only about half of Shakespeare’s plays were available in printed versions.That meant that there were several of...
by CCash | May 8, 2023 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Access over 150 additional episodes in our back catalog on Patreon! Join today at http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelife The fruit today known as a tomato was first introduced to Europe during Shakespeare’s lifetime. As many new things were, this fruit was...
by CCash | May 1, 2023 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Access over 150 additional episodes in our back catalog on Patreon! Join today at http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelife During the 16th century in Europe, the Portuguese dominated the African slave trade. European ships were first exposed to African slaves...
