That Shakespeare Life

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  • Hosted by Cassidy Cash, That Shakespeare Life takes you behind the curtain and into the real life of William Shakespeare. Get bonus episodes on Patreon

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  • The Little Ice Age During Shakespeare's Lifetime

    The Little Ice Age During Shakespeare's Lifetime
    May 5 2025
    Since 1939, when Francios E. Matthas wrote it into scientific literature, the Little Ice Age has been known as a period in history between the 15th and 19th centuries, when the climate was significantly colder than what is typical. The history generally divides the Little Ice Age into sections, which alternate with periods of warming to create wild weather phenomena, including long frozen winters and cold, wet summers. According to the latest research from our guest this week, this Little Ice Age was delayed in England, specifically, not taking hold there until much later, in the first part of the 17th century. While continental Europeans encountered Little Ice Age conditions during the sixteenth century, the English population faced volatile seasonal variations with extremes of drought and severe storm weather and violent tidal surges. Our guest this week, Laurie Johnson, joins us to share some of the weather data he is compiling for his latest publication that looks at the impact of climate and weather on how we should understand the plays that were written as these climate phenomena were occurring, as well as the playing companies staging them. Get bonus episodes on Patreon

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    40 m
  • Paper: How it is made, and what it is made from in the 16th Century

    Paper: How it is made, and what it is made from in the 16th Century
    Apr 28 2025
    “Get me the ink and paper.” Cleopatra demands in Antony and Cleopatra (I.5) In Henry IV Part I, Peto says “Nothing but papers, my lord.” (II.4) These are just two of over 100 references to paper in Shakespeare's plays, with characters reading papers, carrying papers, delivering them, and of course, writing on papers. Naturally, the technology of paper itself isn’t that remarkable, being centuries older than Shakespeare, but what is surprising is that in addition to over 100 references to paper, Shakespeare’s plays also contain references to parchment, with Hamlet himself asking if parchment was made from sheepskins. There’s even a reference in Cymbeline to tablets. These words suggest that paper and parchment were common for Shakespeare’s lifetime, but as far as paper like material goes, there’s also canvas that some of the most famous 16th-17th century paintings were prepared upon, along with vellum, linen, and even wax tablets. With all of these options for what to write on, I wanted to learn more about how paper was made, what it was made from, whether Hamlet was right about parchment and sheep, and to know which of these options was most popular, and why. That’s why we are delighted to welcome Cathy Baker to the show today to help us explore the history of paper, vellum, and canvas, from Shakespeare’s lifetime. Get bonus episodes on Patreon

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    34 m
  • Birthday Celebrations for the 16th Century

    Birthday Celebrations for the 16th Century
    Apr 21 2025

    In Shakespeare’s play, Antony and Cleopatra, Cleopatra declares “It is my birth-day:

    I had thought to have held it poor: but, since my lord Is Antony again, I will be Cleopatra.” Indicating that she was relieved to be marking the occasion in a better way. Julius Ceasar, similarly declares in Act V, “This is my birth-day; as this very day was Cassius born.” In Pericles, the First Fisherman says “he hath a fair daughter, and to-morrow is her birth-day;” (Act II). In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Marcellus talks about celebrating our Savior’s birth with singing. Other references to the day of one’s birth show up in Henry VI Part II the Earl of Suffolk talks about having a cunning old man calculate the day of his birth (Act IV), and later in that same act, Jack Cade talks about how his father was ignorant of both his birth and parentage. All of these mentions of birth days, their calculations, and their celebrations, has me wondering what exactly birthdays were like for Shakespeare’s England. We always celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday in style in around here, but would the bard have celebrated his own day of birth? To find out, we’ve invited one of the authors of the article “Debating the Birthday: Innovation and Resistance in Celebrating Children” Peter Stearns, to the show to day, to help us explore the history of marking a birthday with cakes, gifts, and a gathering of friends. Would this have occurred for Shakespeare’s lifetime? Let’s find out right now, on That Shakespeare Life.

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