by CCash | Aug 17, 2026 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
Shakespeare mentions “housewife” in his works 14 times, including to identify both a “good housewife” as well as a “false housewife.” These descriptions appear alongside one accusation that a woman was being someone’s “franklin’s housewife.” As an essential part...
by CCash | Dec 15, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
with Clare McManus In Hamlet, Claudius introduces Gertrude as “our sometime sister, now our queen” (Hamlet I.2.8–9). It’s a moment that reminds us how queenship stood at the heart of dynastic politics, court performance, and cultural identity in Shakespeare’s England....
