by CCash | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog, Patrons Only Back Catalog, 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 #131 of That Shakespeare Life, the...
by CCash | Sep 28, 2019 | Blog, DIY History
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...
by CCash | Sep 21, 2019 | Blog, DIY History
Indian tabar battle axe, late 18th century or earlier, crescent shape 5 inch long head with a square hammer opposite of the blade, 22 inch long steel haft, the end of the haft unscrews to reveal a 5-inch slim blade. Heavily patinated head and handle with traces of...
by CCash | Sep 7, 2019 | Blog, DIY History
European Hand Cannon. Punches in the siege of a fortified city. Woodcut from Lucas Brandis Rudimentum noviciorum sive Chronicarum et historiarum epitome c. 1475 Source When we think about Shakespeare and his plays, we rarely think of Good Old England as having weapons...
by CCash | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog, Patrons Only Back Catalog, Podcast Episodes
Welcome to Episode #52 of That Shakespeare Life, the podcast that takes you behind the curtain and into the life of William Shakespeare. An armoured knight defending the honor of the monarchy were real people in Shakespeare’s lifetime, and the portrayal of them on...