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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
It's time for #weirdwordwednesday and this week, we're exploring the word "Daff" from Shakespeare's play, "Much Ado About Nothing" (and it doesn't mean "crazy", so click play to find out how to use this word.) #ThatShakespeareLife More on YouTube
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One method for preserving meat was to smoke it. Neil explains that fish was a common food to preserve through this method & sometimes large smoked areas would be set up by the river, causing a great smell.
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NEW EPISODE: Winters were harsh in Tudor England, so fresh foods had to be preserved and stored to survive until the next growing season. Explore methods of food preservation and storage with food historian, @neilbuttery
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If you’re like me and enjoy watching crime shows, you’ll be familiar with the office of the coroner: The person who is called in at a crime scene to evaluate that ever present “time of death.” Of course Shakespeare's England had murder, and manslaughter, but would a coroner have been called in to investigate them? Let’s find out, right now on That Shakespeare Life.
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In 1602, John Manningham records in his diary that he saw a production of Shakespeare’s play, Twelfth Night, on February 2. In fact, this record is considered the first known performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
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Henry VIII celebrated Candlemas at Hampton Court Palace in 1541. Queen Elizabeth I held Candlemas there in 1574, 1576, and 1577. (Shakespeare was a child). James I celebrated Candlemas there in 1604. Plays were performed at The Great Hall. Photo @HRP_palaces
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It's time for #weirdwordwednesday and this week, we're exploring the word "Appaid" from Shakespeare's poem, Rape of Lucrece. Watch on YouTube for more Weird Words:
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One of the oldest Christian feast days, the Mass of Candlemas will have prayers, hymns, passages form the Bible, focusing on Christ at the light of the world. Most frequently, you’ll hear the rec order words of Christ himself, “I am the light of the world..whoever follows me shall never walk in darkness but have the light of life.”
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NEW EPISODE: Yesterday was Candlemas, a holiday not only celebrated in Shakespeare's lifetime, but a date significant to Shakespeare history, too, for our records of the play Twelfth Night. Find out the history of this holiday, and its' place in Shakespeare's lifetime, with Brett Dolman @HRP_palaces
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@AManningHistory That’s really interesting! In the US, on the masons compass and square, the compass “legs” are pointy, and that “A” looks like lettering font with the “feet” it has. What do they think the object in between the A&W might be? It looks like a tree trunk?
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In Shakespeare's England, migraines were called "megryms." While I can't know if our man William suffered from these head pains personally, we do know what 17thC scientists believed caused the pain in the head. Find out right now with our guest, neurologist, and author of a chapter on the history of migraines, Peter Koehler.
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Samantha's research explores specific cases of hue and cry from the 16-17th century, including cases of fraudulently raising a hue and cry, as well as neglecting to raise the hue and cry when it was warranted.
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"The hue and cry was available for anyone to use, but the punishments were more often enacted for people who did not raise a hue and cry when it was warranted more than for raising it unnecessarily." - Samantha Sangui, Ep 354
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It's time for #WeirdWordWednesday and we're looking at "gaingiving" from Hamlet. (or game-giving if you're reading the 1611 version). Here's what it means:
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Hue and cry remained a part of the common vernacular for centuries, including in this 1947 film.
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@tudorfoodrecipe I follow you for beautiful Tudor manor pictures and fun research shares about food history and, lately, paleography, too!
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NEW EPISODE: "Fly, run, hue and cry, villain!" Merry Wives of Windsor (IV.5) This phrase "hue and cry" was a civilian peacekeeping effort that remained officially on the books in England until the 19thC. Learn what it means, how to raise one, and more with our guest, Samatha Sagui.
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