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NEW EPISODE: Anne of Denmark didn’t just watch court masques—she performed in them, helping introduce innovations that t...
12/16/2025

NEW EPISODE: Anne of Denmark didn’t just watch court masques—she performed in them, helping introduce innovations that transformed early modern theatre. Her work with Ben Jonson and Inigo Jones shaped the performance world Shakespeare knew. Listen to the full story in Episode 400. http://www.cassidycash.com/ep400

Thank you for being part of this journey through the real life of William Shakespeare—from court masques and Tudor polit...
12/15/2025

Thank you for being part of this journey through the real life of William Shakespeare—from court masques and Tudor politics to weather, recipes, and card games. This show exists because you love discovering the history behind the plays. Here’s to many more stories ahead!

NEW EPISODE: Episode 400 is here! Today we’re exploring the life and legacy of Anne of Denmark—the queen who reshaped co...
12/15/2025

NEW EPISODE: Episode 400 is here! Today we’re exploring the life and legacy of Anne of Denmark—the queen who reshaped court performance, transformed the masque, and influenced the world Shakespeare lived in. http://www.cassidycash.com/ep400

In Thomas Harman's work that claimed to recount the witness testimony and personal accounts of the life of a vagabond, h...
12/12/2025

In Thomas Harman's work that claimed to recount the witness testimony and personal accounts of the life of a vagabond, he relays a moment when "W.T." is granted permission and "lawfully allowed" to be a "Roge" and to "use cant to ask and beg for thy living." http://www.cassidycash.com/ep399

Thomas Harman’s Caveat for Common Cursitors claimed to expose the secret lives—and secret language—of “rogues and vagabo...
12/11/2025

Thomas Harman’s Caveat for Common Cursitors claimed to expose the secret lives—and secret language—of “rogues and vagabonds.” But was he documenting a real criminal culture… or inventing one? 🎧 Found out more: cassidycash.com/ep399

Would you like to come inside the Research Vault for our episode on Rogue Cant? Join us inside That Shakespeare Society ...
12/10/2025

Would you like to come inside the Research Vault for our episode on Rogue Cant? Join us inside That Shakespeare Society to see the primary documents, archival material, museum artifacts, and portraits that went into the making of our show and see insider extras that let you look at the history while you listen. https://www.patreon.com/posts/143851958

12/10/2025

It's time for Weird Word Wednesday and this week we're exploring "castigate" and how it was intended for Shakespeare's audience.

For Tudor readers, “rogues,” “gipsies,” and “thieves” were all together in the criminal underworld—complete with its own...
12/09/2025

For Tudor readers, “rogues,” “gipsies,” and “thieves” were all together in the criminal underworld—complete with its own vocabulary. Early pamphlets cataloged their “cant words,” offering a voyeuristic look at society’s outsiders. 🔎 With guest Ari Friedlander http://www.cassidycash.com/ep399

NEW EPISODE: Step inside the secret criminal underworld of Tudor England as introduces us to rogue cant—the coded slang ...
12/08/2025

NEW EPISODE: Step inside the secret criminal underworld of Tudor England as
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 cassidycash.com/ep399

Want to go deeper into King Arthur’s world than the episode alone can take you?Inside That Shakespeare Society, members ...
12/05/2025

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 Monmouth
✨ Heraldry, dragons, giants, and the symbolism the Tudors used to legitimize their rule

This striking image of the Wi******er Round Table—one of the most iconic Arthurian objects surviving from the Tudor period—is just one of the artifacts featured.

Join the members who step inside the visual history behind Shakespeare’s world → https://www.patreon.com/posts/143578306

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