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Hosted by @cassidycash, this podcast goes behind the curtain & into the real life and history of William Shakespeare. | Historical Map Illustrator
Birmingham, AL, USA
Joined October 2021
NEW EPISODE: Step inside the secret criminal underworld of Tudor England as @arifried introduces us to rogue cant—the coded slang of thieves, vagabonds, and con artists—and uncover how Shakespeare used this hidden vocabulary in his plays. 🎧 Listen now at https://t.co/dEzd7ycEY2
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Eggnog’s ancestor was a hot, spiced drink called posset—and Shakespeare knew it well. Discover the history in this week’s YouTube episode: https://t.co/4w9Juhu1Dn
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Want to go deeper into King Arthur’s world than the episode alone can take you? Inside That Shakespeare Society, members can explore: ✨ High-resolution Arthurian manuscript pages ✨ Tudor-era pageant imagery ✨ Primary-source excerpts from Malory, Spenser, and Geoffrey of
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Medieval audiences didn’t just read Arthurian legend — they saw it. From tapestries to illuminated manuscripts, images of Arthur battling giants, receiving Excalibur, or presiding over the Round Table helped shape how early readers—and later the Tudors—understood the myth. See
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You may have been "baffled" by a word before, but you probably weren't using the same meaning Shakespeare intended in his plays. Explore the 16th century meaning of this common word and find out a second definition that may surprise you. #WeirdWordWednesday
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Henry VII named his firstborn Arthur on purpose—an intentional signal that the Tudors were heirs of Britain’s ancient, heroic past. Whether people believed Arthur was real or not, the symbolism was powerful… and political. | This 1500 portrait of Prince Arthur shows the young
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NEW EPISODE: Did the Tudors really believe in King Arthur? And why did they use his legend to shape their dynasty? Find out with our guest, Andrew Hadfield. https://t.co/EQUFY80GHa
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🦃✨ Did Shakespeare eat turkey? You might be surprised at how new this bird was in Tudor England—and how quickly it landed on elite Christmas tables.From 16th-century cookbooks to the earliest English turkey recipes, this week’s episode digs into the real history of how turkeys
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Come inside and explore the in depth history we're talking about on the show when you step into The Research Vault for our show. Members of That Shakespeare Society can explore: 🦌 17th-century depictions of deerskin clothing 🌾 Wampanoag clothing 🏹 Archaeological finds from
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Happy Thanksgiving! It's a wonderful time of year to be reminded of how much we have to be grateful for, and I am so deeply grateful to get to journey along in the study of history with you. Thank you! - Cassidy
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Have you seen "perforce" show up in Shakespeare's plays but been confused at how it doesn't seem to mean the same thing every time? There's a reason for that. Let's learn what this means right now on Weird Word Wednesday. https://t.co/1Ike6o1hXb
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Edward Winslow, Governor of Plymouth, is (as far as we know) the only person who wrote down an eye witness account of the 1621 harvest feast, citing "that we might after a more special manner rejoice together " and "for three days we entertained and feasted." (See his full
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Today I received a bonafide hate comment (rare but it does happen) — and it felt like confirmation I’m moving in the right direction. 👏🔥 If someone’s bothered enough to throw shade, I must be doing something worth noticing. Here’s to celebrating the small wins. 💻🥂
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Join me and my guests from Plimoth Patuxet Museums @plimothpatuxet —Malissa Costa & Richard Pickering—as we explore Wampanoag clothing, diplomacy, deerskin traditions, and how Wampanoag agricultural knowledge shaped the Pilgrims’ survival in the 1620s. 🎧 Listen now:
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If you love the history you're learning on the show, and you want to connect with other enthusiastic Shakespeareans in a world chock full of primary documents, museum artifacts, and historical gold nuggets, then join us inside That Shakespeare Society where we share all the
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Our guest this week, @greenleejw offers a treasure trove of eel pictures and historical accounts on his https://t.co/dNmkerqa1l feed. I highly encourage you to go there, follow him, and learn incredibly interesting facts about eels. Here's just one feed to check out:
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No, Shakespeare wasn't saying "what's up?" when he uses "Sup" in his plays (disappointing, right?) but what WAS he saying? Let's find out, right now on Weird Word Wednesday. https://t.co/1Ike6o1hXb
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Eels! Shakespeare! Podcast! This was a great conversation, and now you get to listen in on it!
NEW EPISODE: Have you ever wondered what kind of eels Shakespeare was talking about when Don Adriano calls them ingenious, or Moth calls them quick? (Love's Labour's Lost) Find out the history of eels, the merchants that traded in them, and exactly how much they were worth, with
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Well, hello there! Guess what? It's Tuesday and that means, we're talking history. Pour the coffee, and let's go! #NewEpisodesComingSoon
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"The ships were a well boat...kind of a floating aquarium. The Dutch used them to transport live eels to London from c. 1475 - 1938. There were small holes in the sides of the ship to allow for water flow. Here's a diagram of one, with the water compartment highlight."
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