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DId Shakespeare play Red Light Green Light? A listener prompted question launches an investigation into Tudor playground...
11/01/2025

DId Shakespeare play Red Light Green Light? A listener prompted question launches an investigation into Tudor playground games. Here's what I found out: https://youtu.be/GDgSDAQwJSc

Today, still celebrates its connection to Macbeth. Visitors can walk the Macbeth Sculpture Trail and see open-air Shak...
10/31/2025

Today, still celebrates its connection to Macbeth. Visitors can walk the Macbeth Sculpture Trail and see open-air Shakespeare performances in the castle gardens—continuing a 400-year tradition of storytelling. Listen now: www.cassidycash.com/ep393

Look what just arrived, all crisp and fresh from the printer. Thank you for thinking of me! Very excited to check out t...
10/30/2025

Look what just arrived, all crisp and fresh from the printer. Thank you for thinking of me! Very excited to check out this book. They tell me he discussed his time performing Hamlet and other Shakespeare moments in here. Cannot wait to learn more.

Legend says a nobleman at Glamis once played cards with the devil himself—and his room remains bricked up to this day. K...
10/30/2025

Legend says a nobleman at Glamis once played cards with the devil himself—and his room remains bricked up to this day. King James’s Daemonologie (1597) made such tales of witchcraft and the supernatural all the more spooky for Shakespeare’s audience. www.cassidycash.com/ep393

The word "Churl" comes up in Shakespeare's play, Comedy of Errors and the related pharse "Churlish" comes up in As You L...
10/29/2025

The word "Churl" comes up in Shakespeare's play, Comedy of Errors and the related pharse "Churlish" comes up in As You LIke It. What do these words mean, and what is Shakespeare talking about when he uses them? Find out right now on Weird Word Wednesday. https://youtu.be/umFnhzZ1ovc

Want to see what Glamis Castle looked like in Shakespeare’s lifetime? Our patrons get exclusive access to detailed show ...
10/29/2025

Want to see what Glamis Castle looked like in Shakespeare’s lifetime? Our patrons get exclusive access to detailed show notes featuring the castle’s Renaissance design, exclusive insider photographs, and more on the real history that inspired Macbeth. https://www.patreon.com/posts/140442379

Did you know? The title Thane of Glamis is real. It dates back to 1372 when King Robert II granted the Thanage to Sir Jo...
10/28/2025

Did you know? The title Thane of Glamis is real. It dates back to 1372 when King Robert II granted the Thanage to Sir John Lyon, whose descendants became powerful advisors to Scottish kings—including James VI/I, Shakespeare’s royal patron.
Hear more in this week’s episode: www.cassidycash.com/ep393

NEW EPISODE: Discover the real history behind Shakespeare’s line, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis.” Ar...
10/27/2025

NEW EPISODE: Discover the real history behind Shakespeare’s line, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis.” Archivist Ingrid Thomson joins us from Glamis Castle to explore its royal connections, ghostly legends, and Renaissance transformations that shaped Shakespeare’s Macbeth. 🎧 Listen now: http://www.cassidycash.com/ep393

Did you know that in 1573, when Shakespeare was just 9 years old, Gilles Garnier was convicted of being a werewolf? Yes,...
10/25/2025

Did you know that in 1573, when Shakespeare was just 9 years old, Gilles Garnier was convicted of being a werewolf? Yes, a real one. Learn about his case with our guest, Dr. Kay Edwards. https://youtu.be/na_Pr01Eh74

Shoes hidden in chimneys + horseshoes over doors were believed to ward off witches. 👞🐎Folklore was woven into the home.🎧...
10/24/2025

Shoes hidden in chimneys + horseshoes over doors were believed to ward off witches. 👞🐎
Folklore was woven into the home.
🎧 cassidycash.com/ep392

Early modern maps teemed with sea monsters, mermaids, and giants. 🌊🐉Shakespeare’s audiences lived in a world where folkl...
10/23/2025

Early modern maps teemed with sea monsters, mermaids, and giants. 🌊🐉
Shakespeare’s audiences lived in a world where folklore met geography.
🎧 cassidycash.com/ep392

Come behind the episode and talk with patrons (and me!) about the history you're learning on the show. See visuals and m...
10/22/2025

Come behind the episode and talk with patrons (and me!) about the history you're learning on the show. See visuals and more in depth history content while you listen. 🐉📜
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