Christmas Carols for Shakespeare’s Lifetime

Christmas Carols for Shakespeare’s Lifetime

Access over 150 additional episodes in our back catalog on Patreon! Join today at http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelife  Christmas carols were popular during Shakespeare’s lifetime. During the reign of Elizabeth I, which was 1558-1603 and spans most of...
Robin Hood in 16-17th Century England

Robin Hood in 16-17th Century England

Access over 150 additional episodes in our back catalog on Patreon! Join today at http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelifeWilliam Shakespeare refers to the legend of Robin Hood in his play, As You Like it with the old Duke exiled to the Forest of Arden with a group...
How Was the First Folio Physically Made?

How Was the First Folio Physically Made?

Access over 150 additional episodes on Patreon! Join today at http://www.patreon.com/thatshakespearelifeIn the year 1623, close to a decade after William Shakespeare died, the First Folio was published, which is a collection of some of Shakespeare’s plays selected by...
Haunted Lover’s Ballads

Haunted Lover’s Ballads

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...